Job Family Group:
Subsurface Group
Job Description:
About bp
As a leading global energy company with a presence in 61 countries, bp’s purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. We are one of only a few companies that can deliver energy – at scale – to countries and millions of customers every day. With more than 100 years of experience, we bring together technology, innovation and deep expertise that keeps communities moving – and we’re still evolving.
About early careers
Your talent. Your skills. Your big ideas (and even bigger dreams). We know you have a lot to give. So we’ll make sure you get a lot in return. From next-level experiences to global impact. From inspiring teammates to exceptional support – we offer graduate and internship roles across multiple areas.
About One Subsurface Programme
One Subsurface is our early careers programme designed to create a pipeline of subsurface professionals. Early careers will follow a structured development offer to accelerate the acquisition of foundational technical skills, experience and knowledge, and application in the business world. The programme supports transition from university to discipline professional and provides a framework of ‘non-technical’ skills to support building personal effectiveness skills. Early careers will build their experience through challenging development assignments, grow a toolkit of transferable skills for the future, and have a dedicated network of support to help them succeed.
This is a
three-year program
with two 18-month rotations,
including field experience
.
About the Role
This role will be a part of bp’s early careers One Subsurface development program. Through this program, early careers employees will build their experience through challenging development assignments, by developing a toolkit of transferable skills for the future and having a dedicated network of support to help them succeed.
As a Petrophysicist, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of geologists, geophysicists, reservoir and petroleum engineers and will provide deep understanding and expertise in petrophysical field studies.
The key job duties and accountabilities will include:
Provide petrophysical expertise as part of an integrated team, using petrophysics technology and methodology for reservoir description, delivery of new wells and reservoir surveillance.
Engage in log quality control, integrated data analysis and development of petrophysical models to inform reservoir development and management strategy
Coordinate with third party service providers to ensure safe and reliable operations and quality data delivery of wireline, LWD and coring operations and appropriate invoicing.
Monitor real-time operations in support of drilling, logging while drilling, coring, production logging and wireline acquisition.
Coordinate discipline SME input within BP’s global petrophysics network to identify petrophysical parameters that are critical to the evaluation of renewal and/or development projects
Provide reservoir description analysis through application and development of petrophysical evaluation best practice
Recommend, plan, monitor and integrate surveillance data with the static subsurface description to inform reservoir/well management decisions
Use latest digital and data science methods to improve efficiency and accuracy of petrophysical interpretation.
Understand the sensitivity and impact of uncertainties and alternate scenarios in petrophysical models and understand how to communicate these effectively.
Understand the geological deposition and pore geometry scale controls on petrophysical properties.
Benefits
One-time sign on bonus
Annual cash bonus
Retirement benefits (401K and Pension)
Relocation and moving assistance
Health and welfare benefits
Competitive pay
You may learn more about our generous benefits here
Explore Our Benefits.
Minimum Requirements
Pursuing a Master’s or PhD degree in Petroleum Engineering, Reservoir Engineer, Chemical Engineering, Subsea Engineer, Geology, Geophysics, Earth Science or closely related discipline
Must have cumulative and major GPA of 3.0 or higher
On a case-by-case basis, bp may support US Immigration sponsorship for full-time or long- term employment
Must be in final year, graduating from Dec. 2026 through May 2027 or graduated in the last 3 years.
Must be available to start on agreed upon global programme start dates (January 19, 2027 or June 21, 2027).
Travel Requirement:
Some travel may be required with this role, this is negotiable
Relocation Assistance:
This role is eligible for relocation within country
Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working
Skills:
Completions petrophysics, Core acquisition and analysis, Data acquisition strategy, Data Analysis, Data Management, Depositional framework, Fluid Properties, Fluid sampling and analysis, Geomechanical analysis, Integrated Well Delivery, Operations Geology, Petrophysical Dynamic Reservoir Description, Petrophysical Static Reservoir Description, Reservoir geomechanics, Rock Properties Framework, Subsurface integration, Subsurface uncertainty and risk management, Subsurface verification and assurance, Supplier Relationship Management, Well integrity petrophysics, Well interventions petrophysics
.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please
contact us
.
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