Senior Explorationist

Posted: 19 December 2012 at 09:02   Expires: 17 February 2013 at 09:02

Posted In: Geoscience > Seismic Interpreter

Location: Norway > Stavanger

Rapidly growing junior exploration company urgently seeks a highly skilled senior explorationist to join their expanding team. This company have recently been prequalified as a licensee for the upcoming APA rounds and are looking to add some qualified staff to their team.

Key Requirements

Ideal candidates will have strong seismic interpretation skills and be experienced users of modern pc based exploration tools including Petrel and Kingdom. They will need to be a creative prospect generator with a proven track record in exploration. Candidates should be experienced working as a project lead and be used to working on the licensing in Norway. Other experience gained working internationally is an advantage but candidates are expected to have experience in mature areas and with the maturation of small discoveries. Experience working with probabilistic resource estimation and risk analysis tools such as GeoX or similar is essential. Candidates should be used to working on AVO studies and will ideally have experience of seismic modelling.

Job Description

Compile fully integrated subsurface interpretations to evaluate prospect primary risk parameters of structure presence, structure effectiveness, reservoir presence, reservoir effectiveness and charge

Evaluate prospects available through farm-ins and joint venture opportunities

Interpret technical data over existing lease inventory, finalize maps and support data, evaluate risk and prepare recommendations

Advise of geological and seismic data acquisition opportunities, seismic data reprocessing, new technology applications and technical services

Exploration plans & appropriation requests, monitor drilling wells & conduct post drill reviews

Recommend and manage geoscientific studies with internal and external service providers

Assist in the preparation of volumetric & economic analyses for prospects & well locations

Recognise and recommend commercially attractive business opportunities.

Help high-grade acreage in which to pursue new play concepts within region

Monitor/evaluate competitor activity

Build and maintain cross departmental technical relationships