Senior Geoscientist, Deepwater GOA Near-Field (Hybrid)

Murphy Oil Corporation; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Murphy Oil Corporation seeks a Sr Geoscientist to join the Gulf of America Near Field Exploration (NFX) team in Houston. You will generate exploration and development prospects using seismic interpretation and multidisciplinary data to guide well planning and field development.

The role requires a Master’s in Geology/Geophysics and 7+ years in oil and gas, with 5+ years in Deepwater GOA preferred. Hybrid work up to two days remote; strong communication and regulatory interfacing are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Geology or Geophysics required.
• 7+ years’ experience in oil and gas exploration and development; 5 years in Deepwater GOA preferred.
• Ability to thrive in a team and influence asset strategy by integrating geoscience, reservoir engineering, operational, and commercial inputs.
• Experience articulating subsurface opportunities, risks, and uncertainties in terms of production impact, reserves growth, capital efficiency, and economic value.
• Ability to partner with Reservoir Engineers and translate technical insights into business cases.
• Experience with subsurface data interpretation and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in 3D seismic interpretation, amplitude analysis, and salt-basin work.
• Experience with well planning and supporting well operations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Desirable: interpretation of pre-stack data/AVO, 4D seismic, seismic inversion, Kingdom and/or Petrel, risk assessment with statistical tools.

Responsibilities

• Identify, mature, and deliver opportunities to operated facilities.
• Assess and recommend drilling of new wells and infill wells to optimize production.
• Interpret seismic and well logs, generate maps and cross sections, conduct risk and reserve/resource analysis, and present findings to management.
• Pre-drill well planning and coordination.
• Interface with Drilling, Subsurface, Regulatory and Partners.
• Assist with well planning and provide operations support in drilling/rig programs.
• Collaborate with team and external support to advance projects.
• Understand depositional systems and generate volumetric resource estimates.
• Coordinate technical interactions with partners and regulators to align with business goals.

Skills

3D seismic interpretation

Amplitude analysis

Well-log correlation

Salt basin experience

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Presenting findings

Oil & gas exploration

Education

Master’s degree in Geology or Geophysics

Tools

Kingdom

Petrel

Job description

Murphy Oil Corporation seeks a Sr Geoscientist to join the Gulf of America Near Field Exploration (NFX) team in Houston. You will generate exploration and development prospects using seismic interpretation and multidisciplinary data to guide well planning and field development.

The role requires a Master’s in Geology/Geophysics and 7+ years in oil and gas, with 5+ years in Deepwater GOA preferred. Hybrid work up to two days remote; strong communication and regulatory interfacing are essential.