Petroleum Engineer

Job Title:
ACE/Ops Petroleum Engineer for CNS Production Management Squad
Job Location:
Aberdeen
Contract Length:
6 Months
Industry:
Oil and Energy
Working Hours:
8 per day/40 per week
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Role Overview:
bp operates several assets in the North Sea with advanced facilities and digitally enabled infrastructure. The ACE Petroleum Engineer (ACE PE) integrates onshore operations and works closely with the offshore production team.
The ACE/Ops PE in the Production Management Squad is responsible for coordinating day to day production optimisation opportunities - well line up, gas lift, water handling, and injection. The candidate will be responsible for 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 export lookahead. The ACE PE is involved in planning interventions and new wells and plays a lead role in new well start-ups, coordinating activity from offshore. Sand management is key to asset health and the ACE PE is the focal point of this - coordinating the monthly sand management reviews. The fields have multiple partners with different equity fields; these are complex waterflooded fields; and good reservoir management is required to maximise offtake. The ACE PE will work for the Production Management Squad Lead and will follow the guidance of the Senior PE.
What you will do:
Support bp'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 bp’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.
What you will have:
Degree in relevant engineering or science discipline
Strong petroleum engineering experience
Strong people skills. Ability to work with different disciplines and present to different levels in the organization.
Knowledge of agile work management tools and processes
Experience in production operations across 4 chokes
Proficient in the Petroleum Experts toolkit
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.