Sr. Geoscientist - GoA Near Field Exploration
About the role
The Sr Geoscientist will be a key member of the Gulf of America Near Field Exploration (NFX) team and should be a self-starter who is comfortable contributing in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment. They must have demonstrated experience in generating exploration and exploitation prospects through proficient use of seismic interpretation and multi-disciplinary data to recommend new development and infill wells. They will also have a demonstrated ability to map regionally in addition to detailed prospect interpretation; integrating well control and seismic is required. The Sr Geoscientist will need to document results and develop a concise supporting presentation to clearly communicate recommendations to management, partners and regulatory authorities. The Sr Geoscientist will demonstrate a record of varied technical exposure to many global basins & petroleum systems with career focus to date in the Gulf of America. The ideal candidate will have a record of supporting new field development in addition to generating near field exploration (NFX) and green field prospects in the Deepwater Gulf of America. The candidate should be experienced in well planning with a demonstrated ability to work across disciplines including Drilling, Subsurface and Regulatory. This role will work in our Houston Corporate office and may work up to two (2) days a week remote.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for identifying, maturing, and delivering opportunities to operated facilities.
- Assess and recommend drilling of new wells and infill wells to effectively and efficiently produce field(s) - Infill and new well delivery
- Interpret seismic and well logs, generate maps and cross sections, conduct risk and reserve/resource analysis, and present supporting work to management. Pre-drill well preparation and planning.
- Interface with Drilling, Subsurface, Regulatory and Partners
- Assist with well planning and provide operations support in drilling/rig program and update field results and reserves