Oxy is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, the Middle East and North Africa. We are one of the largest oil and gas producers in the U.S., including a leading producer in the Permian and DJ basins, and offshore Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit oxy.com for more information.

Occidental strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering or similarMinimum 8 years oil & gas industry experience (GOM experience preferred)Maintain a work ethic to establish priorities, organize, and implement own work plan while proactively making themselves available to all asset teams and ability to communicate across disciplinesAbility to Lead and Coordinate ad-hoc business needs and perform conventional RE duties, e.g., budget comparisons, RE Economic Analysis, Decision Analysis, evaluation modeling

Job Responsibilities and Deliverables:

Commercial EvaluationsPerform economics – forecasting, pricing, financial modelling, commercial basics, predict cash flow, portfolio analysis, structure acquisition/divestiture transactions, value producing propertiesDecision analysis – decision analysis trees/processes, probability and statistical, portfolio management, optimization, evaluation modellingReservoir CharacterizationFluid properties – analyze oil, gas, water fluid properties, drive fluid sampling and laboratory testing of fluids, evaluate fluid components and phase envelopes, perform compositional and other complex fluid type analysesReservoir rock properties – assess reservoir thickness, porosity, permeability, characterize rock:  initial water saturations, wettability, relative permeability and capillary pressures, determine pressure dependent rock properties and mineralogy in some casesVolumetric Analysis – calculate original hydrocarbons in placeReservoir heterogeneity and characterization – analyze homogeneity to heterogeneity of the reservoirs, understand stress profiles and drainage areasReservoir Performance Analysis and ForecastingMaterial Balance – determine original volumes in place and make predictions on reservoir performance, model aquifer and other drive mechanisms, rationalize with mapping and volumetricsFluid flow and well productivity analysis – analyze fluid flow in porous formations, pressure transient analysis, rate transient analysis and other advanced decline curve analysis, well productivity index calculation and monitoring, rate and recoverable estimatesFluid Displacement AnalysisApply fluid displacement concepts and techniques along with non-uniform fluid movementAnalytical Performance Analysis of Reservoir MechanismsAssess reservoir types and drive mechanismsGas reservoir analysis and performance predictionBlack-Oil reservoir analysis and performance predictionWaterflood performance interpretation and predictionAll decline curve performance analysis, advanced and traditionalReservoir Simulation for performance analysis and production forecastingBroad understanding of simulation concepts, types, models, data inputsAssess heterogeneities and how to represent in the modelUnderstand and build surface to subsurface networks, nodal analysisPerform compositional modelling where applicableCoordinate / support corporate forecasting and budgeting processes for volumes and capitalReservoir Surveillance and ManagementDetermine reserves through probabilistic methodsUnderstand and apply SEC reserve guidelinesDetermine reserves through deterministic methodsReservoir Development – Life CycleIntegration with other disciplines and partners - Drive multi-discipline integration of the projectsReservoir Management – perform reservoir surveillance, studies on analogous wells, reservoirs and other fields, enhanced recovery techniques and screening, intervention planning and management, field development planning, appraisal leadership, rate and recovery estimates pre-development and brownfield

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