Senior Geologist

Black Stone Minerals; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Stone Minerals seeks a Senior Geologist to join our Houston team, driving advanced geoscience analysis for corporate planning, acquisitions, and growth opportunities. You will integrate geological, engineering, and commercial data to build subsurface models and deliver robust recommendations to senior leadership.

You will lead cross-disciplinary workflows, manage multiple priorities, and communicate complex results to non-technical stakeholders while advancing both conventional and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Geology or Geosciences; commensurate relevant experience may be considered.
• At least 12 years of oil and gas geoscience experience, preferably including corporate planning, business development, A&D or M&A evaluations.
• Experience evaluating conventional and unconventional oil and gas opportunities across various structural settings.
• Ability to integrate geology and engineering data to evaluate reservoirs, development concepts, drilling results, and asset value drivers.
• Advanced capability in geological modeling, well-log interpretation, lithology and stratigraphy analysis, basin modeling, petrophysics, rock mechanics, and reservoir engineering concepts.
• Strong analytical thinking, sound technical judgment, attention to detail, and ability to manage a high data volume and priorities.
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills to communicate conclusions to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Demonstrated collaboration and stakeholder management, active learning, digital literacy, results orientation, and ability to work independently.
• Experience with data analytics, vintage-log analysis, machine learning applications, and development of repeatable workflows.

Responsibilities

• Conduct integrated geoscience evaluations for corporate planning, acquisitions, divestitures, and growth opportunities.
• Develop and document geological and subsurface models for multiple basins with clear communication of assumptions and limitations.
• Apply geology concepts to evaluations and communicate findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• Integrate well logs, core data, seismic information, production data, and petrophysics to identify risks and opportunities.
• Construct play analogs and assess geological uncertainty across basins, collaborating with multiple internal teams.
• Prepare concise, decision-ready presentations and technical documentation for senior leadership.
• Use geoscience software and analytics tools to create repeatable workflows and maintain datasets.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Technical judgment

Attention to detail

Oral and written communication

Presentation skills

Collaboration

Digital literacy

Data analytics

Machine learning applications

Workflow automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geology/Geosciences

Master’s degree in Geology/Geosciences (preferred)

Tools

Kingdom

GIS

Spotfire

Alteryx

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Senior Geologist

Full Time Houston, TX, US

6 days ago Requisition ID: 1081

Position Summary

The Senior Geologist, Corporate Planning position is responsible for advanced geoscience analysis that supports corporate planning, strategic investment decisions, and the evaluation of acquisition, divestiture, and organic growth opportunities. This role integrates geological, engineering, commercial, and operational data to build subsurface interpretations, assess play and asset value drivers, characterize geological risk, and deliver technically robust recommendations to senior leadership.

Working collaboratively across disciplines, the Senior Geologist will manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, independently develop and maintain geological workflows and models, and clearly communicate conclusions to technical and non-technical stakeholders. This is an excellent opportunity to apply broad conventional and unconventional geoscience expertise to our diverse mineral and royalty portfolio.

In This Role, You Will

• Conduct integrated geoscience evaluations of corporate planning, acquisition, divestiture, and organic growth opportunities using geological, production and reservoir performance, commercial, and operational data
• Develop, update, and document geological and subsurface models for multiple key basins that include regional maps, depositional frameworks, play concepts, and reservoir interpretations; materials generated must clearly communicate assumptions, sensitivities, limitations, and recommendations to key non-technical stakeholders across organization
• Apply a working knowledge of structural geology, stratigraphic correlation, sequence stratigraphy, sedimentology, basin analysis, petroleum systems concepts, and reservoir characterization techniques to all evaluations
• Integrate well logs, core data, seismic information, production and reservoir performance data, volumetric mapping, petrophysics, rock mechanics, and other diagnostics to identify risks, opportunities, and potential upside value
• Construct play analogs and assess geological uncertainty and risk for emerging trends across the L48, collaborating with reservoir engineering, land, operations, finance, business development, and other internal stakeholders to translate technical learnings into improved asset and portfolio evaluations
• Prepare concise, decision-ready presentations and technical documentation for senior leadership, often under compressed timelines and with a high volume of data
• Use geoscience software and data analytics tools to create efficient, repeatable workflows and maintain accurate, current datasets and models; ability to build and maintain Kingdom projects preferred
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned

What We Require

• Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Geosciences, or a closely related discipline; commensurate relevant experience may be considered
• At least 12 years of relevant oil and gas geoscience experience, preferably including corporate planning, business development, A&D or M&A evaluations
• Demonstrated experience evaluating conventional and unconventional oil and gas opportunities across a variety of structural and stratigraphic settings
• Proven ability to integrate geology and engineering data to evaluate reservoirs, development concepts, drilling results, and asset value drivers
• Advanced capability in geological modeling, well-log interpretation and correlation, lithology and stratigraphy analysis, basin modeling, petrophysics, rock mechanics, and reservoir engineering concepts
• Strong analytical thinking, sound technical judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to manage a high volume of data and multiple concurrent priorities
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical conclusions to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
• Demonstrated collaboration, stakeholder relationship management, active learning, digital literacy, results orientation, and the ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Experience with data analytics, vintage-log analysis, machine learning applications, and the development of repeatable technical workflows

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Geology, Geosciences, or a closely related discipline
• Professional Geologist license, Certified Petroleum Geologist designation, or another relevant professional certification
• Proficiency in SMT Kingdom is preferred; experience with one or more of GIS, Spotfire, or Alteryx is also desirable