Exploration Geologist Advisor - New Ventures

Job Summary

Continental Resources is seeking an Advisor-level New Ventures Geoscientist to evaluate new ventures, develop play concepts, and support a commercially focused exploration strategy through integrated subsurface interpretation.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead prospect generation, evaluation, and maturation for new ventures using geological, geophysical, petrophysical, and geochemical data to define play fairways, petroleum systems, and prospect risk.
• Build basin-to-prospect interpretations and maps to constrain structure, stratigraphy, and fairway geometry.
• Develop subsurface models and risk assessments that link tectono-stratigraphic evolution, charge/migration, reservoir/seal, and timing.
• Work across subsurface, operations, land, and business development to deliver clear evaluations that inform entry strategy, acreage capture, and deal decisions.
• Lead or advise on exploration well planning, seismic acquisition/reprocessing, and post-drill learnings to improve prospect ranking.
• Mentor geoscientists and set best practices for integrated interpretation, uncertainty tracking, and executive-level communication.
• Represent Continental Resources in external technical engagements with partners and authorities and stay current on emerging exploration technologies.

Skills And Competencies

• Integrated Interpretation - Integrates geology, geophysics, petrophysics, and geochemistry into clear play and prospect models.
• Seismic Interpretation - 2D/3D seismic structural and stratigraphic mapping and interpretation across onshore and offshore datasets.
• Quantitative Interpretation - Familiarity with rock physics/AVO and seismic inversion concepts.
• Potential-Field Methods – Practical application of gravity and magnetic data for regional screening, structural constraint, and basement interpretation.
• Petroleum Systems & Basin Modeling - Source rock, charge/migration, timing, and play risking.
• Reservoir Characterization – Petrophysics, rock properties, and analogs to assess reservoir quality and distribution.
• Communication & Leadership - Communicates technical work effectively with senior technical and executive audiences.
• Collaboration – Works well across disciplines and turns inputs into recommendations.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s or Doctorate degree in Geoscience or Earth Sciences from an accredited university.
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of exploration experience with demonstrated success in new ventures and basin-scale petroleum systems evaluation.
• Expertise in conventional and unconventional reservoirs, including play fairway mapping, prospect generation, and probabilistic resource assessments.
• Proficiency in industry-standard geoscience software (e.g., Geographix, Petrel, Kingdom, ArcGIS, PaleoScan, etc.).
• Strong capability in geological interpretation, well log analysis, and integration of conventional and unconventional petrophysical data.
• Applied geophysical mapping skills, including 2D/3D seismic mapping and interpretation calibrated to well control.
• Advisor-level capability to lead high-impact evaluations, guide integrated workflows, and mentor peers through reviews and technical coaching.
• Experience in strategic exploration planning, exploration well execution, and post-drill technical evaluation.
• Applied understanding of economic evaluation, value drivers, and risk-based framing to support exploration screening and deal decisions.
• An acceptable pre-employment background and drug test.

Preferred Qualifications

• International exploration experience, including offshore new ventures and exploration & appraisal program execution.
• Experience applying remote sensing, surface imaging, or geospatial datasets as a complementary input to basin screening and integrated exploration workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate structural geology, tectonic evolution, and basin-scale geodynamic frameworks into exploration strategies.
• Awareness of, and experience applying, AI-assisted workflows and emerging technologies to improve interpretation efficiency, data QC, and general AI literacy.
• Curious, keeps learning, and looks for better ways to evaluate plays and prospects.
• Positive, practical, and collaborative in high-uncertainty exploration work.
• Professional proficiency in one or more languages in addition to English.
• Experience working with partners in international, JV, or PSC settings, including technical assurance and stakeholder communication.