Staff, Geoscientist - Subsurface Development (Finance)
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Job Summary
Murphy Oil Corporation is looking for a Staff Geoscientist for the subsurface development department to work operated and non-operated deepwater fields. The candidate must have demonstrated proficiency in constructing field models and experience in well planning and justification.
The Staff Geoscientist will have the ability to apply quantitative analysis techniques, such as paleogeography, sequence stratigraphy, geo-statistics, and risk analysis to identify and optimize development of infield hydrocarbon potential. They should have experience in building and modifying geological models to accommodate reservoir engineering history matching information is also required. Experience with prospect risking, volumetrics, and exploration (including Near Field EXP) is considered an asset.
The Staff Geoscientist position involves defining the scope and requirements of major projects, creating multiple effective and cost-efficient solutions for specialized technical opportunities, and drafting executive summaries or presentations on new issues. The role requires anticipating management's questions and responding effectively and strategically to their concerns. Additionally, this role may lead multi-disciplinary teams on small to medium-sized projects and cultivate an understanding of other functions to better tackle new opportunities.
Interpersonal skills are crucial for this role, which involves representing the team's work to management, mentoring junior members, and demonstrating professional conduct. The position also requires expanding influence beyond the team, engaging with other teams, and reaching across regions.
Murphy's Mission, Vision, & Values include communicating difficult messages clearly and effectively, fulfilling agreements and commitments while managing competing priorities, collaborating with others across the organization to achieve common objectives, and acknowledging others for their contributions.
In this role, the individual leads specific projects, works independently to achieve results, enhances technical skills, develops business insight, gains credibility, and builds strong internal relationships.
The Staff Geoscientist will work in our Houston Corporate office and may work two (2) days a week remotely.
Responsibilities
- Assess and recommend the drilling of new wells and infill wells
- Interpret seismic and well logs, generate maps and cross sections, conduct risk and reserve/resource analyses, and present supporting work to management
- Interface with reservoir engineering for construction of reservoir simulation models
- Pre-drill well preparation and planning. Interface with Drilling, Subsurface, Regulatory and Partners
- Provide operations support in drilling/rig program and update field results and reserves as needed
- Peer assist, collaboration both within the team and external support
- Conduct lead/prospect risking and volumetric calculations
- Identify potential Near Field Exploration opportunities
- Having extensive knowledge of the discipline and multiple essential skills.
- Applying advanced professional knowledge and expertise in tasks requiring more discretion.
- Showing proficiency and competency in a significant area, with a comprehensive understanding of related fields.
- Addressing diverse problems by evaluating recognizable factors through data analysis.
- Providing direction and defining the scope for projects.
- Benchmarking oneself, the team, and the function against peers.
- Identifying and suggesting process improvements to enhance efficiency within one's work or function with minimal supervision.
- Turning creative ideas into practical applications.
- Understanding broader organizational objectives and recognizing how team goals contribute to achieving these objectives.
- Proactively seeking cross-functional experiences to gain new organizational perspectives and deepen understanding of business operations.
- Having a solid comprehension of how technology integrates with business processes.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Masters in Geology or other geoscience discipline
- Minimum 12 years' experience in oil and gas exploration and development with a minimum of 5 years' experience in Deepwater GOM
- Experience in sedimentological and stratigraphic characterization of deepwater depositional systems, their facies distribution and reservoir quality
- Expertise in Petrel together with an understanding of geologic models for lead generation, resource/reserve estimation and well trajectory planning
- Ability to work multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
- Experience with operational well planning and execution
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
The individual is required to follow all applicable safety precautions. Work is performed almost entirely in a controlled (i.e., inside) environment and does not typically subject the incumbent to any hazardous/extreme elements; some positions may require regularly moving or transporting items weighing up to 25 lbs. around the office for various needs. The successful candidate must be able to complete all essential physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
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PURPOSE
We believe in providing energy that empowers people.
MISSION
We challenge the norm, tap into our strong legacy and use our foresight and financial discipline to deliver inspired energy solutions.
VISION
We see a future where we are an industry leader who is positively impacting lives for the next 100 years and beyond.
VALUES & BEHAVIORS
Do Right Always
- Respect people, safety, environment and the law
- Follow through on commitments
- Make it better
- Offer solution
- Step up and lead
- Don't settle for "good enough"
- Embrace new opportunities
- Show resilience
- Lean into challenges
- Support each other
- Consider the implications
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