Sr. Staff Geoscientist
Murphy Oil Corporation · Houston, TX · Today
HybridAnalystFull-time
Responsibilities
- Assess and recommend drilling of new wells and infill wells to effectively and efficiently produce field(s)
- 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
- Auxiliary well planning and operations support in drilling/rig program and update field results and reserves as needed
- Peer assist; collaboration both within the team and external support
- An understanding of depositional systems and experience generating volumetric assessment for resource estimation
- Structure and coordinate technical interactions with partners and regulatory authorities to ensure alignment in delivery of business goals
Qualifications/Requirements
- Master’s degree in Geology or Geophysics
- Minimum 16 years’ experience in oil and gas exploration and development with 10 years’ experience in Deepwater GOA preferred
- Demonstrate the ability to thrive in a team environment, placing the team’s needs ahead of the individual
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment is essential
- Demonstrated proficiency in 3D seismic interpretation, amplitude analysis, well-log correlation in salt basin
- Experience with well planning and supporting well operations
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Desired/Preferred Requirements
- Experience interpreting on pre-stack data, AVO analysis, time-lapse/4D seismic, and seismic inversion is desired
- Experience with seismic reprocessing, basin modeling and petroleum systems is a plus
- Demonstrated proficiency in Kingdom and/or Petrel is a plus
- Risk assessment utilizing statistical software such as RoseRA is beneficial