Reservoir Simulation Engineer

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Exxon Mobil's state-of-the-art campus north of Houston serves as home to its Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses and their associated service groups. The facility opened in 2014 and accommodates more than 10,000 employees and visitors.

By bringing many global functional groups together, the campus provides employees with the tools and capabilities needed today, and in the future, to achieve business objectives and accelerate the discovery of new resources, technologies and products. It was designed to foster improved collaboration, creativity and innovation and enhance the company’s ability to attract, develop and retain the top talent in the industry.

The campus is located in Spring, Texas, on 385 wooded acres immediately to the west of Interstate Highway 45 (I‑45), at the intersection of I‑45 and the Hardy Toll Road, approximately 25 miles from the cultural vibrancy of downtown Houston.

The campus was constructed to the highest standards of energy efficiency and environmental stewardship. Its design incorporates extensive research into best practices in building and workplace design through extensive benchmarking of the world’s top academic, research, and corporate facilities.

• Exxon Mobil is seeking both contractors and full-time employees across various roles to provide reservoir engineering technical expertise to Conventional Oil & Gas development. Work with multi‑discipline teams to support optimal asset development, reservoir management, and site screening.
• Leverage fundamental reservoir engineering and reservoir simulation skills in reservoir characterization, development planning, opportunity generation, and production/injection optimization.
• The position is located at Exxon Mobil campus in Spring, Texas.

• Performing reservoir modeling and simulation to support conventional and/or deepwater developments.
• Conducting reservoir depletion planning and field development planning.
• Performing reserves assessments and identifying production or injection optimization opportunities.
• Planning, evaluation and/or execution of appraisal and field development / drill well programs.
• Identifying key reservoir uncertainties and providing recommendations to mitigate risks.
• Improving reservoir description through fluid analysis, core evaluation, well testing interpretation, and production performance analysis.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required – preferably Petroleum, Chemical, or Mechanical;
  Advanced Degrees (Master’s / PhD) also welcome.
• Minimum 1‑3 years of industry experience in Conventional Reservoir Engineering.
• Reservoir simulation experience in new developments and/or producing assets (including constructing, updating and history matching models).
• Candidates should be self‑motivated and focused on achieving business results while working in a multi‑disciplinary team in a fast‑paced business environment. Demonstrated teamwork and strong communication skills are essential.

• Pressure Transient Testing.
• Fluid sampling and analysis.
• Enhanced Oil Recovery.
• Core Analysis.
• Petrophysics.
• Previous experience in reservoir analytical performance prediction, asset development and depletion planning, reserves assessment, reservoir surveillance & optimization, volumes forecasting, economic analysis and data management.

We offer you:

• Pension Plan:
  Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.
• Savings Plan:
  You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match.
• Workplace Flexibility:
  We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad‑hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer‑term programs such as leaves of absence and part‑time work.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Culture of Health:
  Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.
• Employee Health Advisory Program:
  Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you.
• Disability Plan:
  Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

Exxon Mobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.

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