Petroleum Engineer

Petroleum Engineer 

Location: Houston, Texas 

Position Status: FT (Full-time)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Company Profile:

CNPC USA is a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Company and serves as the North American headquarters.  Our goal is to provide innovation, research, and development of new technologies for Oil and Gas Exploration and Production.

Job Summary:

CNPC USA is actively seeking creative, innovative, best-in-class experts to join our growing team. This is a unique opportunity for a mid-senior Petroleum Engineer. The right candidate will be responsible for reservoir engineering and EOR projects. 

This position will report to the Vice President of CNPC USA Corp. in the Geosciences department. 

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with engineers on global teams to analyze field performances and advise on improving recovery.
• Work collaboratively with Wells & Geoscience experts on implementing successful development plans. 
• Monitor reservoir data and provide insights and recommendations based on analysis.
• Perform reservoir simulations, including model initialization, history matching and forecasting.
• Generate flow streams through the uses of material balance, analogs and simulations. / analogs / simulation.
• Generate plots and reports to communicate field performances.
• Analyze field data to establish trends, recognize deviations, and identify data quality issues.
• Conduct reservoir characterizations and uncertainty studies in both conventional and unconventional resources.
• Build/sustain proprietary reservoir engineering technology.

• Conduct all business activities in agreement with CNPC USA’s Core Values.
• Other duties as assigned.

Key Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to deliver on time, on target, with quality and sustainability.
• Strong reservoir engineering & simulation skills.

• Experimental study experience is a plus.  Experience in experimental study, is a plus. 

• Strong understanding of reservoir surveillance and field management. Must have strong, excellent and demonstrated knowledge/experience with the following: 
• Reservoir surveillance;
• Field management;
• Petrophysics;
• Rock mechanics;
• Fluid mechanics;
• Porous media flow;
• Fluid phase behaviors, and 
• CCUS.

• Excellent writing and presentation skills.

Qualifications:

•  Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.
• Master or Doctoral degree in Petroleum and/or related Engineering field.
• Hands-on experience in reservoir engineering, monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing reservoir performances.
• Hands-on experience with IOR/EOR, including pilot design, execution, and production optimization for chemical/gas/thermal/microbial EOR projects.
• Experience with unconventional reservoirs and hydraulic fracturing techniques is a plus.

Work Environment:  

This job operates in a professional office environment which routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential job functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing, the ability to lift 20 lbs. and bending is required.

Travel:

This position requires overnight international and domestic travel.  Local travel between other CNPC USA locations is also required.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

CNPC USA, Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, or pregnancy), age, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Disclaimer: The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. 

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