Entity:

Production & Operations

Job Family Group:

Engineering Group

Job Description:

The Senior Reservoir Engineer will provide technical and strategic support to the Haynesville Development team, with responsibilities spanning prospect delineation, performance forecasting, development planning, economic evaluation, flowback optimization, production forecasting, post-well reviews, and reserves estimation. This role works cross-functionally with teams including Finance, Geoscience, Wells, Operations, and Midstream to drive value creation and deliver key business outcomes in a high-activity, multi-rig drilling program.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and maintain integrated reservoir development plans in collaboration with the Geoscience team, optimizing future well placement and identifying well interventions to maximize field value.
• Lead development project AFEs and pre-spud technical reviews in coordination with Geology, Land, Drilling & Completions (D&C), Facilities, Commissioning, and Midstream teams.
• Define and implement fit-for-purpose reservoir and well surveillance programs to enable performance evaluation, hydrocarbon-in-place estimation, and development optimization.
• Apply rate and pressure transient analysis (RTA/PTA) to assess well performance and inform completion design and spacing strategies.
• Lead technical data acquisition and subsurface evaluation efforts in collaboration with the Subsurface Technology team to improve field development strategies.
• Work closely with Drilling, Completions, and Facilities teams to optimize well design and maximize asset value.
• Perform economic evaluations of development scenarios and make recommendations for project execution.
• Analyze and recommend action on third-party (OBO) development proposals, including decisions on participation or divestment.
• Develop and guide flowback strategies to ensure new wells achieve optimal productivity.
• Monitor in-year production wedge performance and conduct regular forecasting and economic assessments.
• Execute post-well reviews in collaboration with Wells, Geoscience, and Operations to evaluate performance and integrate learnings into future development.
• Contribute innovative ideas to the opportunity hopper and progress viable concepts through the development funnel to execution.
• Support Corporate Reserves processes, including resource classification and reserve estimation.
• Represent BPX in partner engagements, aligning on development strategies and influencing outcomes that enhance value.

Essential Experience and Education

• Must be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.
• BS in Petroleum Engineering or other Engineering fields
• A minimum of 7 years of unconventional reservoir engineering experience
• Skilled with Aries, Rate Transient Analysis Softwares, and MS Office
• Experience with PowerBI/Spotfire or other data visualization/analytical tools
• Reservoir modeling experience is preferred (preference for CMG experience).
• Strong interpersonal, influencing and communication skills
• Strong analytical skills and ability to handle complex datasets
• Demonstrated ability to work well in teams

How much do we pay (Base)? $156,000 - $200,000. Note that the pay range listed for this position is a good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.

Why join us?

At bpx, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

We offer a reward and wellbeing package to enable your work to fit with your life. These can include, but not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible working schedule, paid time off policy, discretionary annual bonus program, long-term incentive program, and a generous 401(k) matching program.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations.

Discover your place with us and help our business meet the challenges of the future!

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:

Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Asset health monitoring, Asset Life Cycle Management, Asset Management, Cost-conscious decision-making, Cost Leadership, Cost Performance Management, Defect Elimination, Equipment criticality assessment, Equipment strategies, Facilitation, Group Problem Solving, Influencing, Maintenance, history and coding, Maintenance fundamentals, Plant Economics, Presenting, Process Safety Management, Reliability Fundamentals, Reliability in Design, Reliability leadership and governance, Reliability processes and systems, Root cause analysis, Stakeholder Engagement {+ 2 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.