Staff Reservoir Engineer (Reservoir Solutions)

Position Overview

Continental’s Reservoir Solutions Team is at the forefront of utilizing reservoir and fluid characterization, integrated hydraulic fracture and reservoir simulation, well testing, and geologic integration for well performance forecasting. To support Continental’s continued growth, the team requires an experienced reservoir engineer to provide specialized focus on individual basins and asset team support.

Key Responsibilities

• Use numerical simulation, rate and pressure transient analysis as tools to provide reservoir insights and recommendations on development strategy.
• Design, implement, and analyze reservoir surveillance programs.
• Perform computer simulations of oil and gas reservoirs using analytical, black oil, and compositional models.
• Analyze and interpret short- and long-term production performance from unconventional reservoirs to aid in well completion, workover operations, and to relate well development strategy to well performance.
• Provide direction and expertise on data collection and laboratory testing activities to meet specific reservoir characterization needs.
• Lead special teams to identify, evaluate, and execute opportunities for resource development.
• Represent Continental Resources at joint interest and technical meetings.
• Reach solid conclusions and recommend projects consistent with best engineering practices and company strategy; communicate recommendations clearly and garner support for projects.
• Develop processes and workflows for assigned duties.
• Mentor and instruct technical staff when appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering or a related engineering discipline from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of recent, relevant industry experience.
• Skilled in relevant industry software.
• Must pass an acceptable pre-employment background and drug test.

Preferred Qualifications

• Unconventional experience is preferred.
• Operations experience is preferred.
• Experience in Whitson+, ResFrac, KAPPA, and S&P Harmony software.
• Proficiency in applying Pressure Transient Analysis (PTA) and Rate Transient Analysis (RTA) to estimate reservoir properties and predict well performance.
• Experience with the design, execution, and interpretation of specialized well tests, including Interference Tests (CPG) and Diagnostic Fracture Injection Tests (DFIT).
• Knowledge of phase behavior fundamentals (PVT) and the application of oil and gas PVT properties for reservoir modeling and production forecasting.
• Ability to recognize reservoir drive mechanisms and understand their influence on performance.
• Broad knowledge of field operations and an understanding of horizontal multistage fracturing in unconventional reservoirs.
• General knowledge of petrophysics, geology, and geophysics.