Development Petrophysicist

Ecopetrol in North America; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ecopetrol Permian seeks a high-performing Development Petrophysicist to support strategic development of Delaware and Midland Basin assets, delivering reservoir characterization and reserves assessments through advanced petrophysical workflows.

Based in Houston, you will integrate data across teams, drive landzone evaluations, and contribute to opportunities ranking while maintaining rigorous model quality and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Petrophysics, Geoscience, Engineering or related field required.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in the oil and gas industry required.
• Strong understanding of petrophysical interpretation workflows, including log analysis, core integration, formation evaluation, saturation modelling, and uncertainty assessment are required.
• Experience supporting appraisal, development planning, reserves/resource evaluations, and unconventional reservoir characterization required.
• Proficiency with industry-standard petrophysical software (Techlog) required.
• Familiarity with Permian Basin reservoirs and unconventional development practices is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical findings to multidisciplinary teams preferred.

Responsibilities

• Apply standardized petrophysical workflows using open-hole, cased-hole, core, mudlog, image log, and engineering data to deliver consistent interpretations across the acreage.
• Interpret mineralogy, lithology, organic content, porosity, saturation, fluid properties, pore pressure, elastic properties, reservoir quality, and flow indicators for unconventional reservoirs.
• Support appraisal, development planning, landing-zone selection, drilling-window definition, inventory maturation, and opportunity ranking with integrated petrophysical insights.
• Generate petrophysical inputs for mapping, geomodeling, reserves, resource progression, type-curve support, and OOIP estimates.
• Collaborate with geology, geophysics, reservoir engineering, completion engineering, operations, reserves, and data analytics to integrate petrophysics into multidisciplinary decisions.
• Maintain, update, and quality-control petrophysical models, raw/edited/synthetic logs, interpretations, assumptions, and workflow documentation in accordance with corporate data standards.
• Support reserves and resource classification processes by providing defensible petrophysical assumptions, uncertainty ranges, and documentation.
• Evaluate and recommend petrophysical service providers and fit-for-purpose technologies when needed, balancing technical value, cost, and business impact.
• Share lessons learned, best practices, and workflow improvements with the broader Ecopetrol organization to strengthen unconventional knowledge transfer.

Skills

Petrophysics

Log analysis

Formation evaluation

Uncertainty assessment

Techlog

Reservoir characterization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Petrophysics/Geoscience/Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Techlog

Job description

The Role

We are seeking a high-performing Development Petrophysicist to support the strategic development of Ecopetrol Permian's Delaware and Midland Basin assets. The role provides critical petrophysical expertise across appraisal, development planning, reserves maturation, and portfolio optimization.

By applying advanced petrophysical workflows and integrating subsurface data, the successful candidate will deliver reservoir characterization, landing-zone evaluations, and reserves/resource assessments that drive value creation across our unconventional portfolio.

The position will be located in Houston, Texas, United States. The position will report to and be evaluated by the Geoscience & Data Analytics Team Lead, within the Subsurface Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply standardized petrophysical workflows using open-hole, cased-hole, core, mudlog, image log, and engineering data to deliver consistent interpretations across the acreage.
• Interpret mineralogy, lithology, organic content, porosity, saturation, fluid properties, pore pressure, elastic properties, reservoir quality, and flow indicators for unconventional reservoirs.
• Support appraisal, development planning, landing-zone selection, drilling-window definition, inventory maturation, and opportunity ranking with integrated petrophysical insights.
• Generate petrophysical inputs for mapping, geomodeling, reserves, resource progression, type-curve support, and OOIP estimates.
• Collaborate with geology, geophysics, reservoir engineering, completion engineering, operations, reserves, and data analytics to integrate petrophysics into multidisciplinary decisions.
• Maintain, update, and quality-control petrophysical models, raw/edited/synthetic logs, interpretations, assumptions, and workflow documentation in accordance with corporate data standards.
• Support reserves and resource classification processes by providing defensible petrophysical assumptions, uncertainty ranges, and documentation.
• Evaluate and recommend petrophysical service providers and fit-for-purpose technologies when needed, balancing technical value, cost, and business impact.
• Share lessons learned, best practices, and workflow improvements with the broader Ecopetrol organization to strengthen unconventional knowledge transfer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or master’s degree in Petrophysics, Geoscience, Engineering or related field required.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in the oil and gas industry required.
• Strong understanding of petrophysical interpretation workflows, including log analysis, core integration, formation evaluation, saturation modelling, and uncertainty assessment are required.
• Experience supporting appraisal, development planning, reserves/resource evaluations, and unconventional reservoir characterization required.
• Proficiency with industry-standard petrophysical software (Techlog) required.
• Familiarity with Permian Basin reservoirs and unconventional development practices is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical findings to multidisciplinary teams preferred.

Candidate Profile

• High-performing mid-to-senior-level employee (8+ years of experience)
• Proficient in English; Spanish is a plus
• Interest in pursuing longer-term career in Ecopetrol
• Strong interpersonal skills, confidence, and ability to work well with diverse personalities and work force
• Articulate, effective and persuasive in verbal and written communication
• Curious mind with an ability to ask great questions
• Thinks outside the box with a passion for exploring and building knowledge
• Resilient (adaptable and dynamic)
• Passion for knowledge transfer and people development
• Drives for results that significantly impact company performance with a sense of urgency
• Embraces change and enjoys challenges
• Excellent organization and time management skill
• Ability to work effectively and coordinate activities across disciplines

Team Spirit - Working with others towards achieving the goals of Ecopetrol Permian. Keeping the commitments agreed upon, actively participating, and proactively sharing knowledge and information to learn and grow as a team; shaping and promoting synergistic work between the different areas as part of the culture of Ecopetrol Permian.

Passion for Excellence - Working through processes, with operational discipline, giving the best of oneself to achieve outstanding results, continuously improving and innovating.

Commitment to Life- Acting to ensure a healthy, safe, and clean environment in daily activities, putting the integrity of the people, the environment, and the community as a priority value. It involves identifying and assessing risks in advance and implementing actions necessary to eliminate, control, or reduce them.

Business Ethics - Creates a culture that fosters high standards of integrity and honesty; holds self and others accountable for rules and responsibilities.

Communications - Exhibits good listening and comprehension. Expresses ideas and thoughts in written form. Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally. Keeps others adequately informed. Selects and uses appropriate communication methods.

Equal Opportunity Employment: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.