About the Company:

ADNOC is one of the world's leading energy producers, and a primary catalyst for the growth and diversification of the United Arab Emirates. Our diverse family of more than 50,000 employees is made up of over 100 different nationalities. People from different backgrounds, with unique perspectives and wide-ranging skillsets, who share a collective responsibility: to enable and accelerate progress, both here in the UAE and across the globe. Here at ADNOC, we go beyond business as usual. We do things differently, challenge convention, and embrace new ways of thinking. This is what defines and differentiates us. By working together every day, we're bringing energy to life.

About the Job:

Responsible for conducting and running Simulation studies on Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) projects ranging from CO2 flood to low salinity water flood. Identifying and evaluating EOR target and support the team in the successful implementation of EOR techniques.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: (Part 1)

Job Specific Accountabilities

• Builds fit-for-purpose black / compositional simulation and integrated asset models in alignment with business objectives and guidelines.
• Prepares simulation input data package including initialization and dynamic data sets for CO2 miscible flood.
• Utilizes data and results from reservoir monitoring activities to support dynamic modelling.
• Conducts Reservoir characterization, rock typing, SCAL, reservoir property upscaling, describing fluid properties variation in coordination with Petrophysics discipline experts and SCAL, PVT and other subject matter specialists.

• Carries out appropriate standard and specialized core flood and SCAL studies to describe multiphase flow and fluid displacement efficient characteristics in coordination with SCAL Specialist.
• Conducts Reservoir fluid sampling and appropriate standard or specialized PVT studies to describe fluid properties and its variation, in coordination with PVT Specialist.
• Assures proper software and resources are used in developing and tuning Equation of State (EOS) models for compositional simulation, in coordination with EOR and PVT Specialists
• Applies the most appropriate reservoir modelling, simulation, and visualization techniques in all areas related to reservoir simulation.
• Applies consistent procedures for validating simulation results, selection and application of appropriate simulation models as dictated by the problem.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: (Part 2)

• Promotes effective integration of key aspects of reservoir engineering in the development of compositional models for EOR/IOR pilots in conducting reservoir studies and dynamic modelling in accordance with related technical Working System standards and guidelines.

Generic Accountabilities

• Supervision
  • Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
  • Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives.
• Budgets
  • Provide input for preparation of the Section / Department budgets and assist in the implementation of the approved Budget and work plans to deliver Section objectives.
  • Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: (Part 3)

• Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures
  • Implement approved Section / Department policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to support execution of the Section's / Department work programs in line with Company and International standards.
• Performance Management
  • Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the Section / Department in line with the Company Performance framework.
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement
  • Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes.
  • Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with ISO standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: (Part 4)

• Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability
  • Comply with the ADNOC Onshore/ ADNOC HSE procedure requirements.
  • Report all incident and occupational illness to line supervisor.
  • If aware of any unsafe practice or condition, or if in any doubt about the safety of any situation, immediately consult their Line supervisor.
  • Carryout the emergency responsibilities in line with the respective roles as per the emergency organization.
• Reports
  • Provide inputs to prepare and progress reports for Company Management.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering or equivalent.
  • Advanced degree / PhD is preferred

Minimum Experience, Knowledge & Skills:

• 10 years' experience on reservoir simulation with emphasis on compositional simulation, including EOR activities.