Deepwater Development & Production Geoscientist

Airswift; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Deepwater Development & Production Geoscientist in Spring, TX. This is a 1-year assignment with potential extension, working on advanced subsurface studies to optimize field development and production operations.

The successful candidate will hold a master's degree in geology/geophysics or related field, have 10+ years in oil and gas, and lead multidisciplinary initiatives from reservoir modelling to surveillance planning.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in geology, geophysics, petroleum geoscience, or related field.
• 10+ years in oil and gas with field development/production ops.
• Experience maturing infill drilling, sidetrack, recompletion, production optimisation.
• Right to work in the USA.
• Ability to mentor and lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven ability to integrate subsurface data for decision making.
• Strong technical judgement and communication.

Responsibilities

• Monitor asset performance and investigate underperformance.
• Support decision-making across subsurface studies through the asset lifecycle.
• Lead integrated subsurface studies and field-development planning.
• Mentor team members and provide technical assurance.
• Prepare clear technical writing and presentations for stakeholders.

Skills

Reservoir geology

Seismic interpretation

Petrophysics

Structural geology

Sedimentology

Stratigraphy

Geological modelling

Data integration

Economic evaluation

Well planning support

Leadership

Technical writing

Mentoring

Education

Master's degree in geology/geophysics/petroleum geoscience or related

Tools

Petrel

Geolog

Eclipse

INTERSECT

Spotfire

Power BI

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Job Title: Deepwater Development & Production Geoscientist

Duration: 1 year (possibility of extension)

Schedule: 5/40

Location: Spring, TX

Required Education

Master's degree or equivalent advanced degree in geology, geophysics, petroleum geoscience, or a related discipline

Required Experience

• 10+ years of oil and gas industry experience with significant involvement in field development, reservoir management, or production operations
• Experience identifying and maturing infill drilling, sidetrack, recompletion, and production-optimisation opportunities
• Experience working across multidisciplinary subsurface studies and supporting decision-making through the producing-asset lifecycle
• Experience monitoring asset performance, investigating production underperformance, and recommending surveillance or intervention activities

Right to work in the USA

Required Skills

• Strong understanding of reservoir geology, seismic interpretation, petrophysics, structural geology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, and geological modelling
• Ability to integrate static geological interpretations with pressure, production, well-test, fluid, and reservoir-engineering data
• Working knowledge of volumetrics, reserves and resources classification, uncertainty analysis, reservoir simulation, production forecasting, and economic evaluation
• Ability to define well objectives and target ranges, assess subsurface risks, support well placement, and evaluate post-well results
• Strong technical judgement and the ability to make recommendations from incomplete or conflicting data
• Effective project leadership, stakeholder engagement, technical writing, and presentation skills
• Ability to mentor team members, provide technical assurance, and influence multidisciplinary and leadership decisions

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with mature-field redevelopment, surveillance planning, waterflood or gas-injection management, enhanced recovery, and late-life asset optimisation
• Experience supporting well planning, geosteering, drilling operations, formation evaluation, and post-well reviews
• Knowledge of static-to-dynamic model integration, history matching, development-scenario evaluation, and probabilistic forecasting
• Familiarity with reserves booking and reporting under systems such as the SPE Petroleum Resources Management System and applicable regulatory requirements
• Proficiency with applications such as Petrel, Geolog, Eclipse, INTERSECT, Spotfire, Power BI, Python, MATLab or equivalent tools
• Experience working with deepwater, conventional clastic, carbonate, fractured, unconventional, or mature producing assets
• Demonstrated leadership of integrated subsurface studies, partner reviews, investment decisions, or field-development planning
• Recognised technical leadership through mentoring, peer reviews, publications, conference presentations, or subject-matter-expert responsibilities

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