Development Geologist, III

Position Summar

The Senior Development Geologist 3 will be an integral member of an asset team working closely with other team members to plan and implement development programs that add value. The successful candidate will have a strong and well-rounded working knowledge of conventional development geology and geological techniques and will work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary asset team. The candidate will work in the asset team under general supervision and guidance from management and may at times serve as a task or project leader. The successful candidate will also exhibit Company’s core values of leadership, entrepreneurship, accountability, ownership and communication.

Key Accountabilities

• Evaluates and integrates geological, petrophysical, geophysical, engineering and production data to develop and maintain a detailed geological understanding and characterization of a reservoir to be used for depletion planning, development drilling, and reserves/resource
• Recommends and assists asset team in collecting and acquiring key geologic, petrophysical, geophysical and engineering data for
• Interprets a broad spectrum of technical data and constructs subsurface maps (structural, stratigraphic, thickness, gross/net pay, reservoir property, original oil in-place, pressure, ) and builds/maintains 2D and 3D reservoir models for operational and planning purposes, and reserve/resource determinations.
• Plans, optimizes and recommends, with the asset team, development drilling locations, recompletion/workover candidates, wireline programs and completion
• Supports all aspects of the drilling process from permitting, wellbore design, directional planning through operations to wireline logging, completion and post-execution reports and
• Utilizes deterministic and probabilistic methods to analyze reservoir uncertainties, risks and resource ranges.
• Creates pre- and post-project reports to summarize and document project objectives, activities, results and critical lessons
• Applies innovative thinking and regional understanding of petroleum systems in identifying growth opportunities on existing assets and nearby
• Works independently and mentors early career and less experienced
• Complies with all the Company’s Safety and Environmental policies, practices and programs. Takes corrective action within training limitations. Escalates as
• Participates in and adheres to all training programs designed to enhance EH&S knowledge and safety standards.
• Collaborates with both the operational and EH&S team to effectively meet area and departmental EH&S
• Performs other duties as

Education, Certificates, Licenses

• Bachelor’s Degree in geosciences
• Master’s Degree in geosciences preferred.

Experience

• Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience in oil and gas development and
• Demonstrated experience in the development of mature fields including the application of thermal enhanced oil recovery techniques to heavy oil
• Working knowledge and experience in California, particularly the San Joaquin basin,

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• A demonstrated self-starter with ability to analyze and process information quickly and manage multiple tasks
• Strong leadership, planning, organizing and project management
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including technical
• Eagerly takes ownership of responsibilities and projects and works collaboratively to accomplish goals.
• Accepts accountability for actions and decisions and actively learns from past
• Entrepreneurial with a strong understanding and competency in the economic evaluation of oil and gas
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary asset team and across functional groups (drilling, land, business development, ).
• Well-developed professional networking
• Strong computer skills and ability to manipulate geoscience
• Positive attitude and support for company values and

Work Environment

• Primarily office work environment. May include on site field location time as
• Routine work involves common office activities during a typical 9-hour day such as standing, sitting, walking, typing, and twisting as necessary.
• May be required to occasionally lift up to 25
• Must follow all company safety policies, including when visiting field