Senior Geophysicist
Job Ref No: 128
Location: UK
Job Type: Staff
Position Description:
To provide geophysical expertise to support exploration and new venture
activity, in particular driving forward geophysical evaluation of assets and
prospect generation
Principal Duties include:
- Seismic Interpretation using GeoFrame and mapping using PetroSys
- Interpretive evaluation and integration of potential field data
including magnetics, gravity and controlled source electromagnetic
- Quantitative geophysics and interaction with rock physics and
petrophysics
- Collation/Integration and analysis of geological, geophysical and
petrophysical data from multiple sources including wells and remote sensed
data
- Preparation of basin, play and block maps and sections
- Play, prospect and lead analysis, risk assessment and volumetrics,
stochastic and deterministic
- Interaction with 3rd party geological/geophysical studies and projects
- Written and verbal reporting and appropriate presentation
- Input to well proposals/post well evaluations as appropriate
- Recommendation, preparation, design and operational management of
geophysical field programmes, processing and reprocessing programmes,
including Wellsite geophysics
- Mentoring and coaching of junior staff in all the above
Qualifications/Experience:
The following skills, qualifications and experience are required:
- Good Geological/Geophysical degree
- A minimum of 8 years experience in an operating Exploration company as a
Geophysicist
- Extensive worldwide experience in geological & geophysical evaluation in
frontier exploration
- Experience across different phases of activity i.e. new ventures,
wildcat exploration, brown field exploration, appraisal and production,
prospects and leads inventory/evaluation
- Operations experience and an appreciation of the wider business angle,
would be useful; but the main focus should be on exploration
- Working with Stakeholders - Developing Others
Technical Competencies:
- Geophysical Interpretation
- Prospect Generation
- Structural Geology
- Sedimentology
- Stratigraphy (Incl Seismic strat)
- Vertical Seismic Profiling
- Geophysical Operations
- Basin Evaluation
- Operations Geology
- Technical Data Management
- Development & Reservoir Geology
- Petroleum Economics
Company Description:
One of Europe’s largest independent, public oil and gas
exploration and production companies. Has a focus South Asia where a
pioneering approach is key to their success and significant discoveries have
been made. The group is concentrated on supporting expertise to ensure that
they are creating and realising value from the successful implementation of
their strategy. The company encourages innovation and teamwork as key values
in the process. |
