Principal Reservoir Engineer

DTE is one of the nation’s largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer’s homes and Michigan’s progress for more than a century. And as Michigan’s largest source of renewable energy, we’re creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We’re also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states.

But we’re more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities. When you join us, you’ll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences and values everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing. Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE. Together, we can achieve great things.

Testing Required: Not Applicable

On-Site Role: Must be available to work on-site at this assigned work location.

Emergency Response: Yes – Must be available to perform a primary assignment in support of DTE’s emergency response to storms or other events that impact service to our customers.

Job Summary

Applies intensive and diversified knowledge of engineering and geological principles to plan, design, construct and maintain gas storage capacity and deliverability to meet market demands. Make decisions independently utilizing advanced techniques and the modification and extension of current theories and practices, to resolve unique, complex technical issues. Applies diversified knowledge to determine gas reserves, contents and flow rates, preserve stored gas inventory as well as enhancing and/or protecting corporate cash flow and earnings. Extensive computer modeling is utilized to obtain results for the preceding responsibilities. The knowledge and expertise required for this level usually results from progressive experience. Incumbents frequently assist on the projects of others or assist others in data evaluations.

Key Accountabilities

• Maintains storage field and well deliverability to meet peak day requirements, many times under immediate time constraints.
• Economically driven maintenance and enhancement via state-of-the- art techniques.
• Storage field design for both current and future multi-million dollar investments.
• Advanced well and reservoir performance simulation.
• Interprets corrosion and related logs and /or determination of required remedial work to proactively prevent well leaks.
• Advanced reserve and flow rate forecasts for use in multi-million dollar projects or equivalent.
• Integrated well capability and gathering pipeline design and cost minimization.
• Financial analysis of technical alternatives including cost-of- service and cost/benefit analysis.
• On-site work direction during stimulation, work overs and/or well drilling or plugging as needed.
• Inventory verification and well integrity preservation.
• Database development and maintenance.
• Advises management on departmental technical needs to improve inventory and deliverability requirements.
• Selects vendors for services and materials, completes or coordinates material procurement, landowner contacts and state filings.
• Directs field and office projects (with both internal employees and external contractors) for drilling, testing, maintenance and stimulation of storage wells.
• Responsible for maintenance of Reservoir Department equipment, tracking inventory and disposing of surplus equipment as required.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Petroleum or Geological Engineering or related discipline and eight or more years of diverse job experience.

Other Qualifications

P referred

• Major oil or gas company experience
• Professional registration
• Large project supervisory experience

Other Requirements

• Extensive understanding of Excel, reservoir engineering/geological software's and database management
• Advanced knowledge of gasstorage deliverability mechanisms, transient flow test analyses, and stimulation techniques and inventory analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of production drive mechanisms and oiland gasinplace determination techniques.
• Nodal analysis methods to provide rate and pressure forecasts to the plant inlet.
• Experienced in technical paper preparation and presentation of testimony as an expert witness.
• Must be able to develop and manage budgets.
• Must be able to work with people at all levels both within and outside the company.
• Must be able to make clear and concise presentations to all levels of management.
• Must have a valid driver's license, provide a suitable vehicle for use on company business and meet company driving standards.

Additional Information

Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities, and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision

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