Lead Development Geoscientist

Job summary

Entity:

Production & Operations

Job Family Group:

Subsurface Group

Job Description:

Role Synopsis

The Permian Development Geoscientist is a member of the Permian Development team within bpx Energy supporting a multi-rig program. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 10 years of industry experience, preferably in the Permian, including operations, development/evaluation planning, well planning, detailed mapping, petrophysics, and play assessment. Expertise should include integration of reservoir and geological/geophysical/geomechanical/ geochemical data to characterize play fairways and facilitate high-grading of development opportunities.

Key Accountabilities

Resource Progression by identifying optimization opportunities and appraisal strategies that increase hydrocarbon reserves and production output, optimize future well placement and spacing and targeting in planned wells to maximize field value

Support of surveillance data acquisition planning/execution/interpretation to include assessment of new technology and cost-efficient data acquisition to de-risk appraisal and development plans while improving return on investment

Development Planning in support of multi-rig program including subsurface attribute mapping, oil and gas portfolio high grading, well placement/target zone recommendations, and competitor well performance assessment

Execution of geological operations including communicating with third-party geo-steerers, mudlogging vendors, rig personnel, and drilling personnel; integration of geological and geophysical data; supporting correlation of drilling events with subsurface anomalies/features

Well Planning to include pre-spud assessment with geo-hazards identification and mitigation, offset drilling events correlation, subsurface anomaly flagging, target window protocol, survey frequency protocol, data acquisition program, and tool failure protocol

Assessment of drilling, completions, and production performance by integrating geological, geophysical, geochemical, geomechanical, and reservoir properties to understand performance drivers and ensure repeatability of successful results.

Close collaboration with multiple other teams (Subsurface Technology, Land, Reservoir, Drilling, Completions, Regulatory, Facilities, Finance, Legal, etc.) for planning and delivery of program in compliance with business rules.

Clear communication of key findings and recommendations

Essential Education & Experience

Master of Science in Geology or related field

Personal commitment to health, safety, environment, laws, regulations, and ethics and compliance principles

Minimum of 10 years industry experience in unconventional reservoirs

Advanced mapping skills/interpretation, play assessment, evaluation planning, petrophysics interpretation, exploration, data analytics, project management, operational execution

Demonstrated ability to understand and analyze complex issues, make data-based decisions, and using analytics where possible, to identify alternatives and select an appropriate course of action to achieve desired outcome

Operations and/or geosteering experience preferable

Familiarity with reservoir, drilling, and completions engineering

Demonstrated use of IMPACT principles:

I - Innovation: Learns from new ideas and applies solutions to add value.

M - Motivated: Overcomes obstacles with an intense desire to succeed.

P - Performance Driven: Makes value-based decisions involving measured risk to deliver business objectives.

A - Accountable: Takes responsibility and ownership of business performance.

C - Collaborative: Shares knowledge and works together for the good of bpx.

T - Trustworthy: Keeps commitments, listens to others and authentically supports change necessary to achieve our Path to Premier.

Strong business sense and data-based decision making

Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in fast paced environment

Forward-looking problem solver who actively seeks opportunities and solutions

Expertise with geoscience interpretation software (Petrel preferred)

Experience with geo-steering software (StarSteer preferred)

Desirable Criteria

Permian experience preferred by not required

Training or hands-on experience in data visualization software (Power BI preferred)

Training of hands-on experience with database web applications (Enverus preferred)

Training or hands-on experience in data analytics

How much do we pay (Base) $180,000 - $240,000. Note that the pay range listed for this position is a good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.

Why join us?

At bpx, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

We offer a reward and wellbeing package to enable your work to fit with your life. These can include, but not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible working schedule, paid time off policy, discretionary annual bonus program, long-term incentive program, and a generous 401(k) matching program.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations.

Discover your place with us and help our business meet the challenges of reimagining and reinventing the future of energy!

Travel Requirement

Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Basin resource evaluation, Basin resource evaluation, CO2 utilisation and storage, Core acquisition and analysis, Cost-conscious decision-making, Data acquisition strategy, Data Management, Depositional framework, Fluid Properties, Fluid sampling and analysis, Geodesy and coordinate integrity, Geohazard Assessment, Geomechanical analysis, Integrated Well Delivery, Petroleum Systems Analysis, Petrophysical Dynamic Reservoir Description, Petrophysical Seismic Lithology and Fluid Prediction, Petrophysical Static Reservoir Description, PPFG detection, Research and development, Reservoir geomechanics, Reservoir quality, Resource, Reserves Estimation and Storage Volume Assessment, Seismic Analysis, Seismic Interpretation {+ 8 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

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