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Job Profile Summary:
The Staff Geologist, working under general supervision, is responsible for conducting comprehensive geological assessments, analyzing competitor trends, identifying economically promising prospects, verifying well log data, providing technical support for pore pressure, monitoring reservoir performance, conducting well planning, and maintaining adherence to environmental and safety standards in oil and gas exploration. The role includes developing regional maps and depositional models, collaborating on economically promising prospects, and ensuring the quality of well log data for comprehensive geological assessments. The role provides technical service support for pore pressure, monitors reservoir performance, and implements strategies for optimizing oil and gas recovery. The role delves deeper into rocks with increased focus on fluids and pores, expanding mentoring from experienced geologists to various disciplines, understands complex integrated workflows, incorporates additional tools, masters essential software, and remains closely connected to the next level of expertise and branching out.
Job Description:
• Evaluates and synthesizes current internal and external reference materials, as well as analyzes trends among competitors, conducts comprehensive assessments to inform geological decision-making and contribute valuable insights within the industry.
• Develops regional maps and depositional models for potential formations, creates visualization and analysis of the geological characteristics, conducts detailed geological analyses using advanced simulation technologies, interprets aeromagnetic data for subsurface characterization, and applies current stratigraphic correlation and structural concepts to enhance understanding of geological formations.
• Initiates stand-alone projects, devises straightforward workflows, solves problems to a certain extent, poses pertinent questions, identifies resources for assistance, fosters relationships with SMEs, and proficiently crafts technical reports.
• Verifies the quality of well log data, reviews petrophysical analyses on well log data, and correlates well log data with well core data for comprehensive geological assessments.
• Provides routine technical service support for pore pressure in both Company and partner-operated wells, engages in real-time monitoring and post-drilling analysis, and participates as a team member in the development and drilling of oil and gas prospects and projects.
• Monitors reservoir performance, implements strategies aimed at optimizing oil and gas recovery, showcasing a pivotal role in enhancing production efficiency and reservoir management within the team.
• Transitions to advanced software like Kingdom, incorporating geomodelling, rock mechanics, enhanced seismic comprehension, and tools, integrating geochemistry and data analytics, and introducing concepts such as CCUS, EOR, and Geothermal.
• Performs well planning by preparing geological prognoses for well locations, serving as a geology contact during field operations, including geosteering and well site activities, ensuring seamless coordination and assistance for effective geologic operations.
• Improves knowledge on deeper reservoir engineering concepts, reservoir performance analysis, economic limits of a well/project, in-depth exploration of conventional/unconventional concepts and initiating the study of various success/failure levels of fields/drilling concept attempts.
• Adheres to environmental and safety standards, ensuring strict compliance, contributing to a secure and sustainable work environment in oil and gas exploration, and fostering a commitment to responsible practices within the industry.
Education:
• Master's Degree or higher in Geology, Geosciences, Environmental Science, Hydrogeology or any other related discipline and/or commensurate work experience is required.
Experience:
• 3+ years of relevant experience, preferably in areas such as Geosciences, Oil and Gas Exploration, Mining, Geosteering Operations, Engineering Geology or a related field. Industry experience is preferred.
Certifications:
• Anadarko/Arkoma Basin experince (preferred)
Competencies:
• Oral & Written Communication
• Results Oriented
• Active Learning
• Digital Literacy
• Business Acumen
Skills:
• Reservoir Engineering and Monitoring
• Well Log Interpretation
• Applied Regional Mapping
• Geomodelling
• Rock Mechanics
• Sequence Stratigraphy
• Applied Hydrodynamics
• Horizontal Drilling Operations
• Simulation Technology
• Seismic Interpretation
• Conventional / Unconventional concepts
Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.
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