OilandGasPeople.com Geoscience JobsPosted: 29 November 2012 at 14:00 Expires: 27 December 2012 at 14:00
Posted In: Geoscience > Geologist - Exploration
Location: United States > Alaska
92625 - Wellsite Geologist
Our client is one of the world's largest energy companies employing over 80,000 personnel and operating in over 100 countries worldwide with expertise covering a range of energy sources.
They are currently recruiting for the position of Wellsite Geologist, based in Alaska.
Key Requirements
92625 - Wellsite Geologist
Our client is one of the world's largest energy companies employing over 80,000 personnel and operating in over 100 countries worldwide with expertise covering a range of energy sources.
They are currently recruiting for the position of Wellsite Geologist, based in Alaska.
Job Description
92625 - Wellsite Geologist
Our client is one of the world's largest energy companies employing over 80,000 personnel and operating in over 100 countries worldwide with expertise covering a range of energy sources.
They are currently recruiting for the position of Wellsite Geologist, based in Alaska.
Job Description
- Awareness and adherence to Company HSE policies and Code of Conduct
- Attend pre-spud meeting(s) in Company's Anchorage office, review technical package and statement-of-requirements (SOR) objectives and drilling program
- Collect and review required well site reference data, technical package, correlation / offset logs, maps, prognoses
- Pick casing point: using isopachs, changes in drilling parameters, samples
- Pick core point: using isopachs, changes in drilling parameters, samples
- Log correlation/interpretation
- Formation and fluid marker picks
- Revise/update geologic marker and target projections
- Geo-steer wellbore to achieve objectives of SOR
- TD determination
- Wellbore landings and target adjustments to drill data
- Forward projections and apparent thickness corrections
- Fault recognition and characterization
- Mentoring and training of less-experienced personnel
- Cuttings sample evaluation and description
- Reservoir characterization: Lithology, grain size, sorting, roundness, porosity, consolidation, cementation
- Hydrocarbons show analysis and description: stain, visual cut, surface fluorescence, cut fluorescence, percentage of HOT (heavy oil/tar) occluding porosity
- Sample quality control and documentation
- Depth control and tie-in on sidetracks, conventional wells, and CTD
- Onsite quality control for MWD / Wireline / Drill Pipe Conveyed logs
- Provide logging service company with oil normalization zones
- Witness log acquisition and quality control
- Advise town personnel on changes needed in well plan
- Advise rig team on geologic risks, morning meeting, and casing point / casing tallies
- Advise directional driller on target objective, geosteering requirements
- Advise MWD and mud logging personnel of program requirements and revisions
- Distribute daily reports, files and interpreted data to Operator's representative and partners
- Regular interface with town geologist
- Regular visits in Anchorage with the New Wells Delivery team
- Maintain North Slope geology and engineering files; expedite final logs and data to Anchorage
Skills & Experience
- Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Geology.
- Relevant industry experience in operations and production geology; experience geo-steering horizontal wells
- North Slope experience with CTD and horizontal drilling preferred
- Strong technical grounding in petroleum operations, operations and production geology, drilling and completions, and field development
- Ability to focus efforts and prioritize work under pressure and adapt effectively to fast-paced operations
- Excellent communication skills, strong team player, open and transparent communicator across diverse multidiscipline teams on the North Slope and Anchorage.
This is a contract position.
The rate for this position is negotiable.
If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference 92625.
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