Job Title: Subsurface Manager
Job Reference: WTGA02516
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Recruiter: WTS Energy Holding B.V. / WTS Energy
Sector: Energy, Oil and Gas
Job description:
• Supervision of the subsurface team consisting of geoscience and reservoir capabilities.
• Deliver field development plans.
• Ensure regulatory compliance.
• Develop internal geoscience and petroleum engineering capabilities through recruitment and training.
• Represent the company externally as a technical expert with; government, partners and industry.
• Deliver production optimization and enhancement programs.
• Provide production forecast and reserves for Nigeria assets.
• Recommendation and management of external studies as required.
• Application of the latest technology to field evaluations by construction of accurate & representative static and dynamic simulation models.
• Assist the asset teams on subsurface matters.
• Coordinate and deliver resource maturation and field development plans.
• Ensure that high quality seismic interpretation is integrated into projects.
• Initiate and participate in internal/external subsurface studies.
• Monitor drilling activity and work with drilling and operation team members to ensure goals are met.
• Prepare field studies including estimates of fluid contacts, reservoir distribution and structural configuration.
• Recommend and manage contracted studies of fields, integrating all geologic and reservoir data to build reservoir descriptions.
• Prepare/maintain static geologic models for assigned fields that include structural configuration and reservoir distribution for field development planning and volumetric assessment.
Requirements:
• Minimum B.Sc in Engineering / M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering preferred
• Minimum 15 years in E & P, 10 years subsurface, 5 years supervisory, 8 years with E & P operator.
• Proven management, leadership & technical skills across the geosciences, petroleum engineering and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong understanding of recovery mechanisms(primary, secondary, CO2, compositional, thermal).
• Ever challenging reservoir development problems ( voidage balance, gas storage/cycling & injection, multi-zone differential depletion, horizontal wells).
• Coupled and integrated reservoir modelling (IPM, IFM, Resolve, Parallel Simulation ) capability, including proficiency with the Eclipse workstation & building dynamic simulation models, Petrel proficiency.
• Strong background in reserves estimation and categorization.
• Capable of evaluating risks, uncertainty, value of information, project economics.
• Strong understanding of variety of fluid types, ideally in both classic and carbonate reservoirs.
• Extensive experience using subsurface data to recommend and plan new well locations.
• Knowledge of core analysis, formation logging and petrophysical analysis.
• Experience developing, coaching and mentoring staff. A collaborative and adaptive working style.
• Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills.
• Strong business and commercial awareness, including a negotiating & influencing capability.
• Analysis, problem solving, planning including risk assessment and mitigation.
• The ability to work independently, can meet strict deadlines with a strong delivery focus.
• Build and maintain business relationships, internally and externally including JV technical management.
• Proficiency with MS office suite-Excel/Powerpoint/word.
Terms & Conditions: For this position preference will be given to Nigerian nationals. In case expatriate candidates are selected, it is a prerequisite he/she is tasked to mentor and train a Nigerian understudy
Company Profile: An Independent E&P Company with a highly prospective world-class portfolio of oil and gas assets in Nigeria
Deadline: 07-05-2013.
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