Senior Development Geophysicist

Leading global independent exploration and production company is looking for outstanding subsurface professionals to join their Aberdeen based operations team to deliver their field re-development plans. Recently approved investment in excess of £400mm for 2010+ drilling activity has identified the need to recruit for a Senior Development Geophysicist, as well as Geologists and Reservoir Engineers. The operated assets are due to embark on an expected four year continuous drilling programme with other prospects and discoveries being readied for drilling and development as applicable.

The Senior Development Geophysicist will play a vital role in an integrated multidisciplinary team with responsibilities covering the interpretation and integration of variety of geophysical and geological data relevant to the interpretation of seismic data over producing fields. Working within a multi-disciplinary team, the Geophysicist will also have joint responsibility for identifying future infill drilling opportunities for field development planning.

Duties:

• Carry out detailed 3D seismic interpretation, time-depth conversion, DHI and AVO modelling to identify by-passed hydrocarbons
• Provide structural and (as appropriate) property maps of defined reservoir horizons, risks and sensitivities for the geological modelling
• Review existing interpretation and mapping of seismic data
• Recommend seismic acquisition, processing/re-processing and special geophysical studies as required. Supervise these projects and provide interpretational support
• Work with the subsurface team to identify infill drilling opportunities and optimise field development plans
• Provide interpretation reports and make presentations to management, partners and peer review teams
• Provide geophysical insight and support for major decisions in the organisation
• Represent company on technical and operating committees, workshops and industry conferences

Requirements:

• Geoscience degree essential, with post graduate qualification in Geophysics
• Ten to fifteen years of UKCS experience preferred, including several years at Senior Geophysicist level. A proven track record of successful projects is highly desirable
• Working knowledge of subsurface software packages (SMT/Kingdom and Petrel preferred), PSDM, Time-Depth conversion, AVO and Inversion
• Broad experience and a strong background in seismic interpretation gained preferably through working for an operating company
• A good working knowledge of petroleum geology, petrophysics and reservoir engineering would be beneficial
• Extensive experience with workstation-based 3D seismic interpretation software is essential (Kingdom-based interpretation software is the standard environment

Please note that we will not accept any CVs from Recruitment Agencies

Job Type: Staff

Location: Aberdeen, UNITED KINGDOM