At bp, we’re reimagining energy for people and our planet. We want to help the world reach net zero and improve people’s lives.

This is a role within the Unconventional Reservoirs Team (URT) at bp that provides support to different assets on different aspects of hydraulic fracturing and underground storage.

As a Hydraulic Fracture Modeling Engineer in URT, you will play a key role in the development and deployment of new technologies as well as applying specialist skills and standard methodologies in the business. You will become familiar with development strategies in unconventional reservoirs. You will work closely with geologists, geophysicists, Petro-physicists, reservoir engineers and other hydraulic fracturing and fluids specialists in the URT and other parts of the business. You will also provide industry leading expertise in the development and application of new hydraulic fracturing research models and geo-mechanical evaluations for a broad range of reservoir types in our global reservoirs portfolio.

Key Accountabilities

Geo-mechanics Characterization

• Design geo-mechanics testing programs and evaluate their results for rock mechanical properties characterization.
• Design and analyze DFITs/microfracs for characterization and modeling of 3D geological stress.
• Build integrated and validated 1D mechanical earth models.

Analytical and Numerical Modeling

• Build, calibrate, and run analytical geo-mechanical models for fault stability.
• Build, calibrate, and run coupled numerical models for hydraulic fracture propagation as part of frac/completion/development optimization studies in shales and other resources.
• Integrate surveillance data, such as microseismic surveys, frac pressure measurements, DFIT’s, and tracers into frac/completion optimization projects.
• Help integrate frac simulation results into corresponding reservoir simulation models for fluid production/injection.
• Support the energy transition through modeling of reservoir sealing capacity in underground storage projects.

Project-related

• Work efficiently as part of a multidisciplinary team in various technical support and R&D projects.
• Effectively understand clients/assets needs and communicate results and recommendations in a way that is simple, direct, and easy to understand.

Required Qualifications/Experience:

• Relevant academic qualifications – Ph.D. Degree in Geo-mechanics.
• 3 years of relevant industry experience

Key Skills:

• Expertise in basic geo-mechanics concepts.
• Expertise in geo-mechanics characterization (in-situ stress and rock mechanical properties) both at the lab and at the field scales.
• Expertise in numerical modeling (FDM/FEM/DEM/BEM) applied to geo-mechanics.
• Experience in hydraulic fracturing and completion.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Why join us

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging 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.
There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are important, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!
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 accommodation.

Innovation & Engineering

Wells Group

Negotiable

Yes - up to 25%

Full time

United States of America

INNOVATION & ENGINEERING

Join us in creating, growing, and delivering innovation at pace, enabling us to thrive while transitioning to a net zero ‎world. All without compromising our operational risk management.

Working with us, you can do this by:

• deploying our integrated capability and standards in service of our net zero and ‎safety ambitions
• driving our digital transformation and pioneering new business models
• collaborating to deliver competitive customer-focused energy solutions
• originating, scaling and commercialising innovative ideas, and creating ground-breaking new ‎businesses from them
• protecting us by assuring management of our greatest physical and digital risks

Because together we are:

• Originators, builders, guardians and disruptors
• Engineers, technologists, scientists and entrepreneurs‎
• Empathetic, curious, creative and inclusive

Intermediate

If you are selected for a position in the United States, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug test(and alcohol screening/medical examination if required by the role) as well as pre-placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process. The drug screen requires a hair test for which BP must be able to obtain a sufficient hair sample for analysis (~4 cm/1 ½” scalp, or > 2 cm/¾” body – arms & armpits/legs/chest)

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