Location: Aberdeen, Great Britain
Principal Petrophysicist opportunity in Aberdeen, Scotland
About Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes creates value for Oil & Gas companies by offering leading drilling, formation evaluation, completion and production products and services. Our leading technologies – and our ability to apply them safely and effectively – create value for our customers and our shareholders.
As a leader in the oilfield services industry, we offer opportunities for qualified people who want to grow in our high performance organization. As part of the Reservoir Technology Consulting group within Baker Hughes, RDS is a fully integrated subsurface and wells consultancy operating in all hydrocarbon provinces in the world. We work on projects ranging from fully integrated field management services to single discipline studies.
We have led the way in providing outsourced services by the introduction of our CoreTeam. We service our worldwide client base from four field locations in Aberdeen, London, Kuala Lumpur and Perth.
We are immensely proud of our multicultural, highly experienced and motivated workforce that work in a genuinely supportive and knowledge sharing environment. This provides our clients with the benefit of our worldwide experience on every single project.
Our job openings provide a competitive reward structure, exposure to Best-in-Class technologies, on-going career development, career progression, respect, work/life balance and the opportunity to live our core values: Integrity, Teamwork, Performance and Learning.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Undertake petrophysical interpretation and analysis using appropriate techniques and technologies to provide world class solutions for the client. Provide petrophysical input to multi-disciplinary projects, from frontier exploration through discovery appraisal to field development and production. This will include resource estimation and auditing using the correct tools for the individual project. Present data, interpretation and reports to clients either individually or as part of the larger project team. This requires excellent report writing and presentation skills. Advise clients on petrophysics matters, often at a senior level. Act as Project Manager on some projects, maintaining frequent contact with the client and ensuring adherence to timescales and budgets. Support colleagues by assisting them with petrophysics knowledge. Mentor the development of less experienced petrophysics colleagues. Assist the new business development team as required. Attend conferences and forums as needed and serve as an ambassador.
Skill Requirements:
Relevant oil company experience from an operator’s perspective. Able to perform analyses on minimal data in a variety of geological environments. Able to perform rigorous, comprehensive petrophysical analyses, single-well or field study. Experience in using petrophysical software is desirable. Must be able to perform interpretation and analysis and provide solutions to clients. Expert on all levels of log and core information and integration. Top level technical expertise in highly complex reservoir description. Familiarity with 3D geological modeling and flow simulation modeling, especially the requirements expected of petrophysicists and the way petrophysical deliverables are used. Some familiarity with cased-hole and production logging is a plus. Posses excellent report writing and presentations skills. Advanced technical skills in the use of computer applications to resolve reservoir problems. Excellent analytical skills. Ability to communicate well individually and in team environment. Ability to handle complex problems with broad scope.
Education, Experience and Training:
Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics or related Earth Science and 15+ years of experience; or Masters Degree in related earth science and 11+ years of experience; or PHD and 8+ years of experience.
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