Core Analysis Specialist

Job Req ID: 6093- Description:

- **Aramco energizes the world economy.**

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

**Overview**:
Petrophysics Unit (PU) designs and executes lab tests to evaluate rock fluid interaction as a function of reservoir conditions to support different Upstream departments. The mission is to determine Petrophysical parameters of reservoir rocks to assess reservoir characterization and reserve estimation.

**Key Responsibilities**:
Plan, conduct and report Petrophysical (Special & Conventional Core Analysis) studies
Manage all aspect of Petrophysical projects such as instrumentation, calibration, data accuracy, safety, data quality, timelines, work scheduling for delivering optimal quality data
Improve and optimize core analysis test procedures, computational methods and interpretation of test results
Contribute substantially in up-scaling from core scale to field scale and to provide upstream proponents with high quality and crucial Petrophysical data required for simulation modeling and development of oil and gas reservoirs
Liaise with service companies to prepare workflows and monitor progress & QC of CCA &/or SCAL projects
Train and mentor young engineers and lab technicians

**Minimum Requirements**:
B.S. Degree in Petroleum, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or Science in Geology or Physics
Advanced degree e.g. MSc or PhD in technical disciplines is preferred
15 years in the oil & gas industry experience focused on Petrophysical discipline
Expert level knowledge of well site and laboratory core handling and processing and laboratory testing
Must have hands on experience in the laboratory generating quality Petrophysical data, proficient in data interpretation, reduction & evaluation techniques and final report generation for Routine Core Analysis and Advanced Rock Properties
Expertise on conducting, validating, and analyzing Petrophysical experimental results using various software like Sendra, Cydar, network models, and imaging software,..etc.
Excellent knowledge and hands on experience in core analysis lab equipment

**Working environment**

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logístical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs - one of the largest in the world.
- Country/Region: SA