Welcome to Petroleum Geology Forums

Hello everybody,

My name is Bogdan, I am a 32 years old geologist from Romania. I have just discovered this forum and it looks like a good place to spend time online for all the petroleum geology professionals. Like many of my colleagues, I entered the industry as a mudlogging geologist. After almost 5 years of experience, I find myself working as a data engineer and unit manager. My job has evolved into a highly technical job involving data acquisition, quality control and distribution to the interested parties. It is precisely this technical part that caused me to drift away from my geological background. I want to return to true geology, and my best bet would be finding a job as a wellsite geologist. That is why I am hoping that maybe some of you may have some tips or interesting experiences to share regarding transitioning from mudlogging to wellsite geology. I am currently applying online when I see some good opportunities, but most jobs already require previous experience as a geologist.

Welcome to the forums!

Applying for jobs is probably the way to go but usually you achieve more through a solid network...

It is tough for companies to find geologist staff currrently, but mainly for possitions that require a couple of years experience. Maybe better to move to a petroluem/explortion geology job and than migrate back to the operations geology as most super majors will require you to have done operations geology and will support your wishes in this.