Production Geologist: Field Reservoir Optimization

Placements24; O Mente; On-site; EUR 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive medical coverage

Retirement planning options

Opportunities for skill development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a dedicated Production Geologist to support field operations in Queenstown, Eastern Cape. You will optimize hydrocarbon recovery by providing geological input, monitoring reservoir performance, and interpreting well data to guide production strategies.

Ideal candidates will have a strong background in sedimentology, stratigraphy, and core analysis, with experience integrating geological data into production models and collaborating with engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Geology or Earth Sciences.
• Experience: minimum 4 years in production geology or reservoir characterization.
• Experience interpreting well logs and core data.
• Understanding depositional environments and reservoir heterogeneity.

Responsibilities

• Analyze well logs, core data, and production data to characterize producing reservoirs.
• Monitor reservoir performance and identify opportunities for production improvement.
• Provide geological support for well intervention programs (recompletions/workovers).
• Collaborate with production engineers to optimize well performance and recovery factors.
• Update geological models with new data from producing wells.
• Assess reservoir continuity and potential bypassed pay zones.
• Assist in planning and execution of reservoir studies and field reviews.
• Ensure geological data quality and maintain databases.
• Contribute to development of field production strategies from a geological perspective.
• Communicate geological interpretations and recommendations to operations team.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Teamwork

Field operations

Problem-solving

Geology software

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Geology/Earth Sciences

Tools

Geology software

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a dedicated Production Geologist to support field operations in Queenstown, Eastern Cape. You will optimize hydrocarbon recovery by providing geological input, monitoring reservoir performance, and interpreting well data to guide production strategies.

Ideal candidates will have a strong background in sedimentology, stratigraphy, and core analysis, with experience integrating geological data into production models and collaborating with engineers.