Senior Geological Consultant - Geophysicist (Unconventional)
OilandGasPeople.com Geoscience JobsPosted: 31 March 2015 at 15:11 Expires: 30 May 2015 at 15:11
Posted In: Geoscience > Geophysical Specialist
Location: Saudi Arabia > Dhahran
Our client is currently looking for an experienced Geophysicist who holds experience in identifying and characterizing shale and tight gas reservoirs using seismic data. You will join the client’s Unconventional program within their Exploration Department based in Saudi Arabia.
Key Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Geophysics. An advanced degree (Masters/MBA/PhD) is also preferred.
• A minimum of 15 years of related experience within the oil/gas industry, with at least 5 years of this experience in unconventional hydrocarbon basins.
Job Description
Job Title: Sr. Geological Consultant - Geophysicist (Unconventional)
Location: Saudi Arabia
Our client - A leading Oil and Gas Operator - is currently looking for an experienced Geophysicist who holds experience in identifying and characterizing shale and tight gas reservoirs using seismic data. You will join the client’s Unconventional program within their Exploration Department based in Saudi Arabia.
As a Geophysicist in an unconventional asset you will support the Exploration Geologist in identifying exploration areas for resource identification and maturation using geophysical tools. You will also support the operations team in selecting appropriate completion decisions (placement and orientation of fracs) and monitoring frac spreads with microseismic data.
The role will be working with the client on a Direct Hire/Permanent basis, and you will be located in Saudi Arabia on Residential Status. This means you will be relocating to Saudi Arabia, and will be able to relocate with family if you wish, as the client offers excellent Single or Family status benefits packages, on top of a highly competitive Tax Free Salary.
Minimum Requirements
The selected candidate must have the following experience and skillsets:
• Bachelor’s degree in Geophysics or a related science as appropriate to the required discipline. An advanced degree is preferred and will reduce prerequisite work experience stated below by one year for a master’s degree and two years for a Ph.D.
• A minimum of 15 years of related experience within the oil/gas industry, with at least 5 years of this experience in unconventional hydrocarbon basins.
Other desirable skills include:
• Regional geological evaluation of unconventional plays.
• Structural characterization of naturally fractured reservoirs.
• Sequence stratigraphic analysis.
• Play and prospect generation and risk evaluation.
• Advanced seismic skills with attributes, AVD, inversion.
• Geophysical support for an unconventional play or development.
• Geochemistry, petroleum systems and basin modeling.
• Reservoir characterization in unconventional hydrocarbons plays (tight gas, shale gas, unconventional oil, and/or coal bed methane).
• Log analysis and interpretation in unconventional reservoir.
• Strong fundamental interpretation geophysical skill set, including:
o Well to seismic correlation
o Seismic mapping
o Velocity model building
o Depth conversion
o 3D visualization
o Reservoir properties from seismic (RPFS) work flow
o AVO analysis
o Acoustic and elastic inversion and survey design.
• A strong geophysical workstation skill.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate 3D seismic, geological/well data, and production data to characterize reservoirs and reduce uncertainties.
If you are interested in the role, and believe that your experience/education matches what the client is looking for, then please apply.
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