Senior Development Geoscientist - Unconventional Reservoirs (Hybrid)

BP Americas, Inc.; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 167,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Discretionary annual bonus program

Long-term incentive program

401(k) matching program

Job summary

BP Americas, Inc. seeks a Senior Development Geoscientist to join the Permian Development team within bpx Energy, supporting a multi‑rig program.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in unconventional reservoirs and experience integrating geological, geophysical, geochemical, and reservoir data to high‑grade development opportunities. The role involves collaboration with geologists and operations, pre‑spud risk assessment, and cross‑discipline analysis to optimize well placement and field value.

Qualifications

• Master of Science in Geology or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years industry experience in unconventional reservoirs.
• Experience mapping/interpretation, play assessment, evaluation planning, petrophysics interpretation, exploration, data analytics, project management, operational execution.
• Operations and/or geosteering experience.
• Familiarity with reservoir, drilling, and completions engineering.
• Proven use of IMPACT principles in decision making.
• Strong business acumen and data-based decision making.

Responsibilities

• Development Planning in support of multi-rig program including subsurface mapping and portfolio high grading.
• Geological support of operations and integration of geo data with drilling teams.
• Well Planning with geo-hazards identification and mitigation; data acquisition program.
• Assess drilling, completions, and production performance to understand drivers.
• Collaborate to identify optimization opportunities and appraisal strategies.
• Support post-well reviews and continuous improvement workflows.
• Contribute to standardization efforts across programs.

Skills

Geoscience interpretation

Petrel

StarSteer

Data analytics

Operations experience

Geosteering

Team collaboration

Education

Master of Science in Geology

Tools

Petrel

StarSteer

Power BI

Enverus

Job description

BP Americas, Inc. seeks a Senior Development Geoscientist to join the Permian Development team within bpx Energy, supporting a multi‑rig program.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in unconventional reservoirs and experience integrating geological, geophysical, geochemical, and reservoir data to high‑grade development opportunities. The role involves collaboration with geologists and operations, pre‑spud risk assessment, and cross‑discipline analysis to optimize well placement and field value.