Entity:

Production & Operations

Job Family Group:

Subsurface Group

Job Description:

Would you like to join bp and help us embed a strong coordinated operating culture to support the delivery of safe, reliable and efficient operations?

We are now looking for Petroleum Engineer to join our team in Baku, Azerbaijan!

In this role, you will sit within a Production Management or Depletion Management teams for one of our operated assets in the Azerbaijan Georgia Turkey region. It is a cross-discipline team with members from Subsurface, Wells, and Operations and as a part of this team you will be responsible for leading production output of the facility across four chokes (reservoir, well, plant, and export), including injection and carbon as well as accountable for identifying production optimization opportunities.

Please note that the role is open for Azerbaijani nationals only.

In our team, you may have the following responsibilities:

• Handle risks associated with the well stock (e.g. barrier health) as well as identify the associated surveillance needs and mitigation measures.
• Provide end to end ownership for a set of wells within an operated asset (monitoring, well testing, surveillance, allocation, optimization, wellwork)
• Develop, progress and implement Well work hopper and use system modeling and optimization to identify production opportunities.
• Understand well performance, forecast future production and document production shortfalls in bp’s production management system.
• Use and grow digital capability to drive efficiency and simplification.
• Integrate with the Projects, Wells, and Subsurface teams for new wells, projects and long-term field development.
  

About you:

University degree in Petroleum/Reservoir Engineering or equivalent technical degree

Crucial knowledge, skills and experience:

• Strong previous proven experience in the energy industry with knowledge of subsurface and production operations
• Proven well management (optimization, monitoring, repair and surveillance) experience.
• Desired previous background of continuous work with actual wells and front line operations personnel.
• Deep technical knowledge on well management, system optimization and artificial lift systems. Capable to apply knowledge on field management.
• Experience with risk assessments and management of change.
• Experience with investigations and RCFAs desired.
• Experience with well modelling, production allocation and deferral tracking as well as surveillance.
• Proficiency in the Petroleum Experts toolkit (Prosper).
• Ability to communicate sophisticated subsurface topics to collaborators across multiple functions and operational sites.
• Ability to resolve challenges arisen and be excellent communicator, influencing skills to progress key activities.

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Artificial Lift, Data Analysis, Formation Damage, Geomechanical analysis, Measuring and Verification for Carbon Storage, Monitoring, Nodal Analysis, Petrophysical Dynamic Reservoir Description, Reservoir Forecasting and Business Planning, Reservoir geomechanics, Rock Properties Framework, Subsurface integration, Subsurface Knowledge Management, Subsurface uncertainty and risk management, System modelling optimization, Vertical lift performance, Well and Area Performance Management, Wellbore geomechanics, Well integrity management, Well Productivity, Well surveillance troubleshooting

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