Senior Area Geophysicist: Drive Subsurface & Growth

Canadian Natural; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Relocation assistance

Extended health, dental and vision

Wellness spending account

Volunteer opportunities

Learning platforms

Paid vacation

Job summary

Canadian Natural is seeking an intermediate to senior Area Geophysicist to join our Conventional Exploration team in Calgary. You will deliver integrated geophysical interpretations to support exploration, development, and asset management across a diverse Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin portfolio.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, apply seismic interpretation techniques, and mentor other geoscientists while contributing to continuous improvement of workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Geophysics with 4+ years in petroleum geophysics in WCSB.

Responsibilities

• Identify and progress exploration and growth opportunities in producing properties and emerging areas.
• Provide geophysical support to drilling and completion planning, including horizontal, multi-lateral, stratigraphic, and disposal wells.
• Support asset management activities including land evaluations, acquisitions and divestitures (A&D).
• Apply seismic interpretation techniques, seismic modelling, and time-to-depth conversion and integrate with geological data.
• Develop technically sound recommendations and clearly communicate subsurface interpretations, risks, and opportunities to multidisciplinary teams.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other geoscientists and contribute to workflow improvements.

Skills

Geophysics

Seismic interpretation

Team collaboration

Communication

Leadership

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geophysics

Tools

SeisWare

SubsurfaceAI Attribute Studio

Hampson-Russell (Strata, Emerge, Pro4D, AVO)

Tableau

ArcGIS

Excel

Python

Job description

Canadian Natural is seeking an intermediate to senior Area Geophysicist to join our Conventional Exploration team in Calgary. You will deliver integrated geophysical interpretations to support exploration, development, and asset management across a diverse Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin portfolio.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, apply seismic interpretation techniques, and mentor other geoscientists while contributing to continuous improvement of workflows.