Geophysicist

Onesubsea; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Onesubsea is actively searching for a motivated middle-career Geophysicist to join our Digital & Integration division in Houston, Texas. In this position, you will collaborate with a team of geoscientists and engineers to facilitate the use of Petrel E&P software in energy exploration and development projects. This includes troubleshooting software challenges, providing training, and performing geological interpretation tasks.

The ideal candidate will hold a Master's degree in Geophysics and possess advanced skills in VSP processing, particularly with subsalt datasets. A commitment to delivering high-quality results in a fast-paced environment is essential.

Qualifications

• Advanced skills in VSP processing of complex subsalt datasets.
• Must have legal right to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support throughout the Sales and Product and Service Delivery process.
• Assist in the development of technical job designs.
• Explore opportunities for value-added products.
• Contribute to external technical societies and communities.

Skills

Advanced VSP processing

VSP Survey design

DAS 3D-VSP processing

Experience in AVO walkaway VSPs

Salt proximity survey processing

Advanced VSP imaging workflow

Education

Master’s degree in Geophysics or a related Earth Science discipline

Job description

Job Overview

We are looking for a motivated middle‑career Geophysicist located in Houston, Texas to join our Digital & Integration division at SLB.

In this role you will collaborate with other geoscientists and engineers to support our customer in successfully utilizing Petrel E&P software on their energy exploration and development activities. The job includes efficient troubleshooting and resolving software challenges that occur during project studies, guiding and training customers on software modules and workflows applied to their E&P project objectives. The role also requires supporting project consulting business by analyzing and performing geophysical and geological interpretation tasks, delivering high‑quality project study results in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support in the area of expertise throughout the Sales and Product and Service Delivery process.
• Assist as required with the development of technical job designs for PLs.
• Assist with identifying areas where new and cost effective techniques can be applied.
• Explore opportunities for value‑added products and services.
• Consult with Design/Technical Engineer role as required to optimize the technical design.
• Assist in real‑time incident response, recovery, and investigation as related to the area of expertise.
• Assist in evaluating technical viability and overall appraisal of tenders as related to the area of expertise.
• Remain current on new technologies.
• Maintain customer visibility through active participation in professional society activities and calls for papers.
• Understand the competition’s technical offering.
• Participate in external technical societies and communities.
• Contribute, write and review technical publications.
• Engage with local universities, customer institutes and research organizations.

Qualifications

• Advanced VSP processing, skilled in processing complex subsalt datasets.
• VSP Survey design with ray and wave equation‑based methods.
• DAS 3D‑VSP processing.
• Experience in AVO walkaway VSPs.
• Salt proximity survey processing and modeling.
• Experienced in advanced VSP imaging workflow.
• Master’s degree in Geophysics, or a related Earth Science discipline.
• Must have the legal right to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Equal Employment Opportunity & Veterans

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