Posted: 25 February 2013 at 16:00   Expires: 25 March 2013 at 16:00

Posted In: Geoscience > Geologist - Exploration

Location: United Kingdom > Aberdeen

Geological Tasks within the team with a focus on regional and semi-regional interpretations, play fairway analysis, licence evaluations, prospect generation and exploration focussed recommendations

Job Description

Our client is a major Mining and Oil & Gas production company based in Aberdeen and operating in the North Sea

As Senior Geologist(Exploration) your main responsibilities will include

Geological Tasks within the team with a focus on regional and semi-regional interpretations, play fairway analysis, licence evaluations, prospect generation and exploration focussed recommendations. Reservoirs are likely to be dominantly gravity flow deposits, but a variety of clastic and carbonate reservoirs are also likely to be evaluated.
Regional geology & Basin modelling, Source and charge models
Sequence strat evaluations
Geological models and concepts
Volumetric calculations and Risk assessment
Static model building - using Petrel application suite

Job skills
Essential
Extensive experience
Technical problem solving
Acquisitions and farm ins
Licence evaluations and applications
Operated projects
Technically astute fit-for-purpose evaluations
Supervision of contractor studies

Preferred
Knowledge of deepwater depositional environments (gravity flow deposits)
Good understanding of structural geology
Knowledge of geocellular modelling
Knowledge of Landmark and/or Petrel suite of programmes
Knowledge of geocellular modelling
Construction of technical work plans and schedules.

Education/Qualifications
Essential
Geoscience degree or equivalent.

Preferred
MSc or PhD in geological subject

This is a permanent position

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 94964

Orion Group currently supplies over 3,500 personnel in roles including Oil & Gas, Renewables, Power & Utilities, Construction, Mining, Rail, Aerospace, IT & Telecoms, Office and Commercial. With 29 offices worldwide, Orion Group operating in the UK and internationally and in January 2009, were named the UK's number one for engineering recruitment