Development (Geologist I )

saudigeophysical; Eastern Province; On-site; SAR 224,971 - 374,953; Full time

Job summary

saudigeophysical is seeking a Development Geologist with strong expertise in reservoir characterization and tight sand plays. The successful candidate will be responsible for generating geological models and optimizing field development strategies to meet gas production targets from unconventional resources.

Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in Geology and ideally 15 years' experience, including 5-10 years in unconventional tight sand plays. Proficiency in Petrel and RMS software and strong teamwork skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 15 years’ experience, with 5-10 years in unconventional tight sand plays.
• High-level expertise in integrated geological evaluations and petroleum systems analysis.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams with presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Recommend well placement and enhance production through geological models.
• Perform resource assessments and reserve estimations.
• Collaborate with engineering teams for optimization and planning.

Skills

Reservoir characterization

Tight sand plays expertise

Geological modeling

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Geology or related science

Master's degree (preferred)

Ph.D. (further reduces experience requirement)

Tools

Petrel

RMS

Job description

We are seeking a Development Geologist, with expertise in reservoir characterization and development of tight sand plays.

This Division is responsible for the characterization and development of an established tight sand play in the Kingdom, through initiating and executing integrated subsurface projects to guide development campaigns in order to meet gas production targets from unconventional resources. In addition, the division offers support to production engineering for stimulation and hydraulic fracturing operations.

Tight Sand Development Geologist primary role will be to generate and interpret fit‑for‑purpose geological models for reservoir characterization, field development plan and hydrocarbon in‑place assessment by integrating sedimentology, petrophysics and geomechanics as well as drilling, stimulation, and production.

Responsibilities

Candidate will be required to perform and demonstrate the following:

• Use geological models to recommend placement of wells and supplementary processes to enhance production & Integrate & utilize geological & engineering data to optimize field development strategy.
• Identify opportunities for workovers, infill drilling, and multi‑well pad optimization.
• Perform complex geological assignments such as resource assessments and create volumetric calculations to determine reserves estimations.
• Build and document static models while illustrating with cross sections, maps, cross plots, histograms, and summary tables, with high efficiency in using Petrel or RMS software.
• Work with reservoir engineers and reserve auditors to determine reserve estimations.
• Work with the field production, and drilling departments on well performance and optimization.
• Work closely with drilling, production engineering, and reservoir engineering teams and champion operational activities from planning to execution using a Collaborative Work Environment.

The successful candidate will possess the following characteristics:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Geology or a related science as appropriate to the required discipline. An advanced degree is preferred and will reduce prerequisite work experience stated below by one year for a Masters degree and two years for Ph. D.
• Approximately 15 years’ experience with at least 5‑10 years in unconventional tight sand plays across different unconventional hydrocarbon basins required. We will consider candidates with more or less experience depending on the quality of their experience.
• High level experience in integrating regional to field‑scale geological evaluations and applied petroleum systems analysis with knowledge of industry best practices in development optimization and operational efficiency with a high efficiency in using static modeling software such as Petrel and RMS.
• Candidate must have the ability to work on a multidisciplinary team with excellent interpersonal and presentation skills for knowledge sharing objectives.