Senior Petrophysicist – Reservoir Characterization

Saudi Aramco; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Saudi Aramco seeks a senior Petrophysicist to integrate petrophysical data from logs, cores, and labs to build detailed reservoir models and predict porosity, permeability, and saturation. The role focuses on optimizing well placement, completion design, and hydrocarbon recovery within EUCD.

The candidate should have a strong background in multidisciplinary data integration and experience leading cross-functional teams in an operational environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in geosciences, geophysics, or related engineering field; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years in petrophysical roles with at least 5 years in reservoir characterization.
• Experience building, maintaining, and evaluating large petrophysical models using industry software.
• Integration of well logs, cores, and lab measurements to predict reservoir properties and optimize hydrocarbon recovery.

Responsibilities

• Lead and build petrophysical models from multidisciplinary data to establish reservoir properties and predict hydrocarbon volumes.
• Conduct detailed petrophysical studies to optimize well placement, completion, and production designs.
• Document reservoir characterization workflows and generate cross sections, maps, and reports for stratigraphic intervals.
• Explore innovations using data science to predict reservoir quality.
• Coordinate multiple projects during well planning and monitoring operations.
• Present findings to peers and management to enhance in-house knowledge.
• Provide expert recommendations and advice in petrophysics.
• Mentor and develop younger professionals in applying petrophysical principles.

Skills

Petrophysical Modeling

Reservoir Characterization

Data Integration

Team Collaboration

Data Science applications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in geosciences

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Techlog

Petrel

Geolog

Job description

Saudi Aramco seeks a senior Petrophysicist to integrate petrophysical data from logs, cores, and labs to build detailed reservoir models and predict porosity, permeability, and saturation. The role focuses on optimizing well placement, completion design, and hydrocarbon recovery within EUCD.

The candidate should have a strong background in multidisciplinary data integration and experience leading cross-functional teams in an operational environment.