RESA III - CO2 Mobility and Subsurface Transport
Core
Quantify and simulate complex transport dynamics, mobility, and structural interactions of gases and fluids in tight, stressed shale reservoir matrices using laboratory experiments and numerical modeling.
Role type
Research Scientist (Subsurface Fluid Transport & Geomechanics)
Builds
High-fidelity compositional reservoir models and experimental datasets for field-scale pilot deployments.
Domain
Energy (Carbon Capture & Storage) / Petroleum Engineering / Geomechanics
Deliverable
production ML models | research
Required skills
High-pressure core experimentation, petrophysical measurements (permeability, porosity), fluid transport mechanisms in tight formations, data analysis, scripting (Python/MATLAB/LabVIEW)
Preferred skills
Compositional reservoir simulation (CMG GEM, ECLIPSE), history-matching core-floods, Geomechanics (stress-strain, fracture conductivity), digital rock physics, CT scanning
Technologies
CMG GEM, ECLIPSE, Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW
Responsibilities
Operate advanced gas expansion/liquid transient flow systems to measure CO2 mobility and adsorption; Quantify rock-fluid interactions under dynamic net confining stress; Upscale lab-derived parameters into compositional reservoir models; Translate fluid-interface mechanics into numerical transport constraints.
Seniority
Mid-level Researcher (MS required, PhD preferred)