Operations Geologist

Job summary

Entity:

Production & Operations

Job Family Group:

Subsurface Group

Job Description:

The role exists to ensure all wells are drilled safely, aligned with all regulations, and efficiently to meet defined well objectives in accordance with the Statement of Requirements (SOR) and meets all expectations of the New Wells Common Process. This delivery requires collaboration and effective communication across Subsurface and Wells teams.

Key Accountabilities:

Well Planning:

HSSE focus and ability to influence compliance standards for Safety and Operational Risks

Support well planning activities and construction of relevant NWD documents consistent with bp’s Wells Common Process

Support the construction of key documents, meeting participation and decisions (WID (Well Initiation Document), NDS (No Drilling Surprises) meeting, select the well option, operational decision trees, and finalization of the data acquisition program)

Assist in the creation of pre-drill risk registers and ensure mitigation and contingency plans are created for all geological risks

Support the construction of the SOR document ensuring the well objectives, data acquisition, and all relevant overburden characterization elements are contained

Ensure appropriate resourcing of well-site geologists both onshore/offshore through active engagement with suppliers

Ensure integration of well planning and operational activity through strong collaboration with key collaborators, NWD and Wells leadership

Lead the construction of the GOP ensuring all relevant information is contained in this document

Own the contractor performance for key wellsite services to include but not limited to mudlogging, wireline/LWD, wellsite PPFG and geological services

Geological Operations:

Lead the daily NWD/subsurface operations meeting with the Rig based subsurface entities (WSG, BioStrat, ML, LWD)

Represent NWD/subsurface at the morning Wells rig call

Present material on NDS and expected geology in subsurface hole section previews, hole section reviews for the well

Participate in LWOP, CWOP exercises, ensure that the specialty vendors are engaged early in the process

Provide support to the wellsite geologist: daily and as needed ops call, provide up to date information and offset date

Help interpret and select formation tops, casing, and core points per SOR and appropriate decision trees.

Ensure efficient delivery of the data acquisition program and data quality per agreed terms and the security of all sensitive subsurface data and well results

Ensure all subsurface vendors are engaged and providing data and support as outlined in the GOP and Well Plan document

Collaborate between Subsurface and Wells to ensure all well objectives are delivered safely and efficiently

Ensure Co-owners are receiving all required data and updates. SPA for Co-Owner communication and information dissemination.

Support the operations petrophysics QC of data acquisition programs and procedures

Post Well:

Support successful EOW Report completion ensuring the report meets the expectations of the New Wells Common Process

Ensure all data is finalized and electronically captures in the corporate regional data store and hard data copy is distributed accordingly to collaborators

Support after action review with service providers and liaise with geological contractor personnel to provide QA/QC of all subsurface data and reports with completion of scorecard

Capture and document all post well key takeaways in PWR and share in appropriate NWD venues.

Support root cause analysis for any NPT event related to subsurface operations (Orange category) and ensure these takeaways are distributed through the appropriate venues and collaborators

Support the formal development of national staff through learning sessions/workshops for both well-site and operations geology staff

Education: University Degree in Geology or related subject

Experience and job requirements

4-12 years of relevant industry experience, most of which should have been gained in a geological operations environment

Essential industry experience in the areas of well planning and operations geology, well-site geology. Working knowledge of drilling operations, pore pressure, mudlogging is desirable

Geological, seismic and petrophysical log interpretation and workstation skills are essential; Petrel and TechLog experience are highly desirable

Experience with deep water Gulf of America exploration and development wells is highly desirable

Strong written and verbal communication skills!

The individual needs to have a collaborative team-first mentality, be self-motivated, with a strong ability to integrate across teams

Why join us?

At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others.

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 accommodation.

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Travel Requirement

Up to 10% 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}

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