Operations Geologist / Petrophysicist

BW Energy; Rio de Janeiro; Presencial; BRL 180 000 - 360 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

BW Energy is seeking an Operations Geologist/Petrophysicist to support safe, efficient and environmentally responsible Geological operations. The role serves as the main liaison between the Subsurface and Drilling departments, coordinating with offshore Geological service providers and guiding the well construction process from planning to post-mortem analysis.

The candidate will prepare technical documentation, ensure regulatory compliance, manage formation evaluation data, and contribute to

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in Geoscience required or equivalent.
• Master's degree is a plus.
• Fluency in English and Portuguese is required.

Responsabilidades

• Support safe, efficient and environmentally responsible Geological operations.
• Act as liaison between Subsurface and Drilling departments.
• Coordinate with offshore Geological service providers (Wellsite Geologists, MWD/LWD, ML, WL) for decision-making.
• Oversee well construction from planning to post-mortem analyses, ensuring procedures and regulatory compliance.

Conhecimentos

Fluent English

Fluent Portuguese

Petrophysical software

Oil and gas operations

Well operations

Offshore experience

Geomechanics

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Geoscience

Master's degree preferred

Descrição da oferta de emprego

The Operations Geologist/Petrophysicist supports safe, efficient and environmentally responsible Geological operations, serving as the main liaison between the Subsurface and Drilling departments and as the focal point of communication with offshore Geological service providers. The role oversees the entire well construction process, from planning through post-mortem analysis, supporting key operational decisions (such as casing shoe depth selection and geosteering), preparing technical documentation, and ensuring compliance with established procedures and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Support safe, efficient and environmentally responsible Geological operations.
• Main liaison between the Subsurface and the Drilling departments.
• Focal point of communication between office and offshore Geological service providers (Wellsite Geologists, MWD/LWD, ML, WL), supporting decision-making as needed (e.g. casing shoe depth selection, geosteering).
• Support the complete well construction process, encompassing well planning, execution and post-mortem analyses, ensuring that the established procedures are met and well objectives are achieved in a cost-effective manner.
• Prepare documentation related to the well construction process (e.g. Drilling Program, Daily Reports, End-of-Well, Composite Logs).
• Plan formation evaluation data acquisition in exploration and development wells in coordination with the Drilling department and service providers.
• Manage temperature, pore pressure and Geomechanical data pre-spud, while drilling and post-mortem.
• Follow-up geological operations, attending regular and on-demand operational meetings.
• Quality assurance and quality control of wireline and logging while drilling logs.
• Formation evaluation and generation of composite logs, integrating log, core and dynamic data to provide inputs to static and dynamic models.
• Manage raw and interpreted formation evaluation logs, including maintaining databases.
• Support designing laboratory analysis .
• Ensure compliance with local regulations, including delivery of required documentation to regulator.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Geoscience.

• Master's degree is a plus.

Experience & Qualifications

• Legally available to work in Brazil.
• Ability to write and communicate fluently in English and Portuguese.
• Strong background in oil and gas operations
• Proficiency in industry standard petrophysical software.
• Working knowledge of well operations.
• Flexibility/availability for occasional offshore work.

• Ability to work in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment.

• Offshore experience desired, experience in the Southeast Brazil basins a plus.
• Knowledge in Geomechanics a plus.