Master's degree in geology, geophysics, petroleum geoscience, or related field.
10+ years of oil and gas industry experience, focusing on field development and reservoir management.
Proven track record in identifying infill drilling and production optimization opportunities.
Experience in multidisciplinary subsurface studies and asset lifecycle decision-making.
Strong understanding of reservoir geology and seismic interpretation.
Ability to integrate geological data with engineering metrics.
Effective project leadership and mentoring skills.
Responsibilities
Support field development and reservoir management in a deepwater environment.
Integrate seismic interpretation, well logs, and production data for decision-making.
Monitor asset performance and investigate production underperformance.
Recommend surveillance or intervention activities based on performance analysis.
Define well objectives and assess subsurface risks for optimal well placement.
Benefits
Opportunity for a one-year contract with potential for extension.
Work in a technically complex environment with broad business relevance.
Engagement in lower-emissions energy initiatives.
Collaborative atmosphere with multidisciplinary teams.
Potential for professional development and mentorship opportunities.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Deepwater Development & Production Geoscientist Duration: 1 year (possibility of extension) Schedule: 5/40 Location: Spring, TX
This opportunity offers a senior-level subsurface role supporting field development, reservoir management, and production optimisation within a deepwater environment. The position focuses on integrating seismic interpretation, well logs, pressure and production data, and reservoir surveillance to support high-quality technical and commercial decisions across the producing asset lifecycle. This company operates across upstream, refining, chemicals, specialty products, and lower-emissions energy initiatives, providing a technically complex setting with broad business relevance.
Required Education:
Master's degree or equivalent advanced degree in geology, geophysics, petroleum geoscience, or a related discipline
Required Experience:
10+ years of oil and gas industry experience with significant involvement in field development, reservoir management, or production operations
Experience identifying and maturing infill drilling, sidetrack, recompletion, and production-optimisation opportunities
Experience working across multidisciplinary subsurface studies and supporting decision-making through the producing-asset lifecycle
Experience monitoring asset performance, investigating production underperformance, and recommending surveillance or intervention activities
Right to work in the USA
Required Skills:
Strong understanding of reservoir geology, seismic interpretation, petrophysics, structural geology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, and geological modelling
Ability to integrate static geological interpretations with pressure, production, well-test, fluid, and reservoir-engineering data
Working knowledge of volumetrics, reserves and resources classification, uncertainty analysis, reservoir simulation, production forecasting, and economic evaluation
Ability to define well objectives and target ranges, assess subsurface risks, support well placement, and evaluate post-well results
Strong technical judgement and the ability to make recommendations from incomplete or conflicting data
Effective project leadership, stakeholder engagement, technical writing, and presentation skills
Ability to mentor team members, provide technical assurance, and influence multidisciplinary and leadership decisions
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with mature-field redevelopment, surveillance planning, waterflood or gas-injection management, enhanced recovery, and late-life asset optimisation
Experience supporting well planning, geosteering, drilling operations, formation evaluation, and post-well reviews
Knowledge of static-to-dynamic model integration, history matching, development-scenario evaluation, and probabilistic forecasting
Familiarity with reserves booking and reporting under systems such as the SPE Petroleum Resources Management System and applicable regulatory requirements
Proficiency with applications such as Petrel, Geolog, Eclipse, INTERSECT, Spotfire, Power BI, Python, MATLab or equivalent tools
Experience working with deepwater, conventional clastic, carbonate, fractured, unconventional, or mature producing assets
Demonstrated leadership of integrated subsurface studies, partner reviews, investment decisions, or field-development planning
Recognised technical leadership through mentoring, peer reviews, publications, conference presentations, or subject-matter-expert responsibilities
