Geoscientist

Job Family Group:

Subsurface Group

Job Description:

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner!

Let me tell you about the role

CNS (Base and New Fields) is in the early stages of planning further infill wells for execution in 2028 and future targets will be influenced potentially by the asset’s future seismic data. There is an opportunity here to influence and drive targets and wells through FEL1, IWD well planning process, support implement stage of the well delivery, contribute to post-well evaluation and takeaways, and to have an impact on the design-to-cost and capital efficiency of the project.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Geoscientist to join the team supporting IWD in a very geologically diverse region. The North Sea Subsurface team is a community of approximately 100 people mostly split between Aberdeen and Sunbury.

What you will deliver

• Senior technical contributor, supporting / leading well planning activities, within the integrated well delivery team, SPA for own well but supporting other well planning and execute activities and future IRP opportunities. Coaching of other geoscientists within the squad and helping to QC inputs and uncertainty ranges to help safely deliver wells whilst managing subsurface uncertainty and risks in well planning.
• Define target objectives and desired outcomes for wells consistent with depletion plans, following bp’s 100100 well delivery processes including: well concept summary, statement of requirements, data acquisition program, geological scenarios, drilling and geological operations plan and pre-drill section reviews.
• With support of other team members, describe the structural and stratigraphic framework and associated uncertainties/risks, including geological and depth uncertainties.
• Assist the operations geologist with the creation of operational decision trees, pre-drill risk registers including no drilling surprises (NDS), mitigations and contingency plans.
• Ensure integration of well planning and operational activity through strong collaboration with reservoir management, depletion management, integrated well delivery, PPFG and geomechanics specialists, drilling and completions.
• Participate as required in operational discussions and support the operations geologist with relevant real-time / short-order interpretations and decisions.
• Contribute to relevant end-of-well decision making and documentation, including lessons learned and ensuring new well data is incorporated into updated subsurface models and understanding including pick sets, interpretation and depth calibration.
• Present to bp management and JV during well delivery and adhere to NSTA requirements pre-spud and end of well closeout.
  

What you will need to be successful

The successful candidate will have:

• A geoscience degree
• Familiarity with Petrel
• At least ten years of relevant experience
• Seismic, geological and / or petrophysical interpretation and workstation skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A collaborative, team-first ethos and a proven track-record of personal delivery.
  

The following skills / experience will be an advantage:

• Well-planning and execution, including fluency with bp 100100 process.
• Target description and progression.
• Experience of working in UKCS.
  

You will work with

Your line manager will be the North Sea CNS/DW IWD team leader. You will be deployed in the CNS integrated well delivery team, where day-to-day activities/deliverables will be prioritised by the IWD team leader. You will work closely with the Base and New Fields teams in CNS.

The area development units comprise area base fields and new fields and IWD teams supported by individuals from bp’s global subsurface solutions. You will also work in close collaboration with the Wells unit and Production Management teams.

Why join us?

At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future. Apply now!

Travel Requirement:

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Basin resource evaluation, Basin resource evaluation, CO2 utilisation and storage, Core acquisition and analysis, Cost-conscious decision-making, Data acquisition strategy, Data Management, Depositional framework, Fluid Properties, Fluid sampling and analysis, Geodesy and coordinate integrity, Geohazard Assessment, Geomechanical analysis, Integrated Well Delivery, Operations Geology, Petroleum Systems Analysis, Petrophysical Dynamic Reservoir Description, Petrophysical Seismic Lithology and Fluid Prediction, Petrophysical Static Reservoir Description, PPFG detection, Research and Development, Reservoir geomechanics, Reservoir quality, Seismic Interpretation, Seismic stratigraphic interpretation {+ 6 more}

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