Petroleum Engineer

Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Petroleum Engineer, based in Aberdeen.

Responsibilities:
* Managing production and injection deferrals, including deferral and excursion investigations.
* The ACE PE is the link between onshore operations, offshore, wells and subsurface and will work directly with the offshore production team and the Depletion Management Squad.
* They will have a lead role in reservoir management and setting the monthly reservoir management plan.
* The ACE PE is responsible for well test analysis and production/injection allocation.
* The candidate will be responsible for setting the fortnightly production, injection, surveillance and emissions target and will present this to Regional and offshore leadership.
* They will also create the monthly shipping lookahead.
* Involved in planning interventions and new wells and plays a lead role in new well start-ups, coordinating activity from offshore.
* The field has multiple partners with different equity fields; it is a complex waterflooded field; and good reservoir management is required to maximise offtake.
* The ACE PE will work for the Production Management Squad Lead but take guidance and advise from the Senior PE.
* Support company's strategy of Resilient hydrocarbons through the production of the North Sea high margin barrels, focusing on production value and cost management.
* Deliver the carbon reduction plan, through management of fuel gas usage and flaring to lower emissions.
* Responsible for delivering the quarterly production forecasts
* Integrating the well declines, activity set and new wells then performance managing production on the asset to deliver on these forecasts.
* Maximize the field total production, making the most of the available flow lines, surface facilities and well stock, and identifying opportunities to optimise its usage.
* This involves working with the Production Management Unit and Production Support Systems squad.
New well start-up and intervention planning
* Understand daily well performance.
* Issue short-term production forecasts and document production shortfalls in company's production management system.
* Ensure accurate production and injection allocation.
* Responsible for sand management -
* Understanding sand risk of wells, coordinating the monthly sand management meeting, working with the production chemist and lab tech on sand sampling priorities.
* Provide clear communication and operational instructions to the offshore team for site execution.

Experience & Qualifications:
* Degree in relevant engineering or science discipline in petroleum engineering

Contract position

If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: TR/062571.

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