Tullow Oil July Jobs 2017

Tullow Oil is a leading independent oil and gas exploration and production company. The Group has interests in over 100 exploration and production licenses across 18 countries which are managed as three Business Delivery Teams: West Africa, East Africa, and New Ventures.

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Development Geologist

Internal

Interacts and works with:

Ghana subsurface management and team leads
Ghana subsurface development team
Ghana well engineering
Tullow Geoscience communities
Tullow corporate processes (audit, peer review, quality assurance, budget)

External

JV partners
Ghana Government Agencies
Sub-surface service companies and consultancies
Technical auditors

Job Purpose

Senior technical member of sub-surface team responsible for building and updating reservoir models, well planning, field development activities, planning & monitoring operational activities across Ghana assets.
Input to geological projects and studies and integrate study results into field development models

Perform & QC of model building and uncertainty modelling to ensure consistent models that are fit for purpose for field development planning. Liaison with reservoir engineers to ensure proper links between static and dynamic work.

The input to field data gathering and reservoir monitoring program.
Present results internally to management and externally to partners. Liaise with partners to resolve technical issues.

Help build and maintain accurate and comprehensive databases of data gathered in conjunction with geoscience team members.

Ensure all work is carried out to appropriate standards and in accordance with Tullow internal processes

Contribute to geological training and mentoring of junior staff and secondees

Responsibilities / Key Objectives

Geological modeling activities. Work with team geoscientists and PE’s to create a representative suite of static models for history matching and forecasting, and for input to reserve evaluation.

Evaluate and communicate geological uncertainties feeding into additional data acquisition plans and capture in uncertainty analysis and reservoir modeling.

Prepare supporting documentation on infill or further development drilling opportunities, including presentations, well proposals, and well diaries as required.

Align technical activities with business objectives to ensure timely delivery of fit for purpose solutions.

Present recommendations to management, peer reviews and partners.
Mentor Junior and Graduate Geoscientists as required.

Reinforce best practices in geomodelling techniques and Petrel workflows in the Accra office.

Provide high quality geological evaluations, reservoir and well correlations to the Development Team.

Define field data acquisition programs & field monitoring, including wireline, LWD, coring and fluid sampling in collaboration with other members of the team.

Provide technical assistance to other teams within Tullow, as required.

Person Specification

Education
MSc. level or equivalent in Geoscience

Skills
Advanced 3D static modelling skills including integration of petrophysics, rock physics, quantitative seismic interpretation, depositional models and reservoir engineering information for dynamic reservoir simulation and volumetric assessments.

Broad petroleum geology experience, with specific in-depth experience in oil field development and production geology.

Detailed back ground in turbidite sedimentology
Knowledge of a range of structural regimes and depositional environments.

Experience of international environments

Expert in Petrel geomodelling

Business Behaviours

Strong operational geology skills and experience.
Self-starter, team player, possesses strong analytical and communication skills, and enjoys working in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment.

Directs the application of existing principles and guides development of new approaches.

Adapts style and uses persuasion in delivering messages.

Align technical objectives to business & project drivers.

Excellent verbal, written, listening and influencing skills

Ability to multi-task, plan and prioritise between competing projects,

React quickly & flexibly to changing circumstances

Seek ways to find and apply best practice

Adopt a pragmatic, fit for purpose approach