Senior Petrophysicist

bp; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

bp in Mumbai seeks a senior subsurface advisor to support Production Management, Depletion Management and Area Development Planning. You will lead core activities with bp and partner subsurface staff, coordinating with India Shareholding and other teams to implement short- and long-term plans.

The role requires deep expertise in petrophysics, depletion, reservoir management and integrated description to drive field performance, with strong collaboration across disciplines and regions.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Physics or Earth Science/Engineering from an Accredited University.
• 15+ years subsurface experience with international exposure preferred.
• Proven ability to integrate diverse subsurface inputs and balance long/short-term drivers.

Responsibilities

• Advise on Subsurface workflows, data standards and tools.
• Influence Area Development plan and depletion planning.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration between subsurface and production teams.

Skills

Subsurface integration

Petrophysics interpretation

Depletion planning

Area development planning

Brown field development

Well work planning

Reservoir management

Cross-functional collaboration

International JV experience

Education

Physics or Earth Science degree

Tools

Petrophysics tools

Cased/open-hole data interpretation

Data standards and workflows

Job description

About bp:

In production & operations, we find, develop and operate oil and gas resources and assets, as well as refineries, pipelines and terminals around the world.

Our vision is to become an industry-leading hydrocarbons business and the engine room of our integrated energy company.

Gas & low carbon energy (G&LCE) encompasses businesses, platforms and partnerships helping to deliver shareholder value and decarbonize our operations while positioning us for growth through the next decade.

Our organization also aims to:

Partner with bp’s businesses to provide integrated solutions and governance across our NOJV portfolio.

Lead the development of deep and enduring relationships with targeted strategic corporates and partners in service of bp’s businesses.

Ensure bp’s strategy, plans and wide-ranging activities in the US and China are unified and regionally integrated for value.

About the role:

This is an opportunity for a motivated individual to join the agile, fast-paced and exciting integrated team that Advises partners on opportunities for Production Management, Depletion Management, and Area Development Planning to improve production and recovery from this field. The successful candidate will lead core activities within an integrated group of bp and partner subsurface staff and constantly collaborating with other departments and the India Shareholding team to define and progress the implementation of the short and long-term plans.

What You will Deliver:

As part of a multi-disciplinary team play an advisory role on the following:

• Supporting the implementation of appropriate Subsurface discipline workflows, digital tools, processes, and data standards.


• Advise on all Petrophysical aspects of Open/Cased hole operations, interpretation, data integration, surveillance planning and delivery, well work planning and stimulation.


• Influence the Area Development plan, inclusive of Integrated Subsurface Description, Surveillance Plan, Depletion Plan, Technology Plan.


• Drive knowledge sharing and continuous improvement between teams.


• Proposes ongoing subsurface themes to identify growth projects and technologies necessary to grow production in the medium and long term.


• Influence client to action on BP’s proposals to add production and value (increasing performance in all areas of the agreement)


• Create a culture of trust, inclusion, collaboration, and sustainable performance delivery.


• Support bp Country and Functional management as required including providing input into management committee presentations/reports and presentations to Senior Management stakeholders.


• Work with broader bp Team and management to maximize performance in all areas of the agreement.

What you will need to be successful :

Must have educational qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent experience in Physics or equivalent program (Petrophysics/Geology/Earth Science/Engineering) from an Accredited University.

Must have experiences/skills (To be hired with):

• Proven ability to support teams to effectively integrate diverse subsurface discipline inputs and balance long and short-term drivers to deliver value and strategic objectives.


• Experience in Subsurface Appraisal, Depletion Planning, New Well Delivery and Major Projects (Including Brown Field Development with 100’s of wells).


• Strong familiarity with the importance of a technically thorough Integrated Subsurface Description to underpin reservoir management and depletion planning activities..


• Strong understanding of cased and open hole Petrophysics data, up to date with modern tool suites and methods.


• Strong experience in designing and delivering Petrophysics data acquisition plans, related to depletion Plan objectives and socialised and justified across multiple teams and departments.


• Knowledge of wellwork and interventions procedures and operations, including stimulation.


• Strong experience in developing a surveillance strategy to support wellwork options and reservoir management, integrated with multiple disciplines and departments


• Strong knowledge of cased hole operations, tools, interpretation methods and products


• Good knowledge in developing of a fit for purpose rock characterization model to improve volumetric assessment and predict well rate and field performance and assist in perforation strategies


• Strong familiarity with the importance of a technically thorough Integrated Subsurface Description to underpin reservoir management and depletion planning activities.


• Ability to manage multiple activities and to quickly respond to changing business priorities and make value and risk-based prioritization decisions.


• Experience in surveillance planning and interpretation for risk management and resource progression


• Experience working in international JV’s and complex multicultural environments is preferred. Appreciates the challenges of, and value generated by, highly diverse working environment.

Minimum years of relevant experience:

• Minimum 15 years broad subsurface experience, ideally gained through diverse work assignments including international assignments.

You will work with:

Your line manager will be the bp Area Development Manager

You will work in the bp & partner Mumbai offices.

You will work in close collaboration with both bp and partner subsurface and production teams and with bp’s global subsurface technical specialists and subject matter experts.

Why join bp

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generously paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation!