Senior Subsurface Risk Geologist – Injection & Operations

Diamondback E&P LLC; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Diamondback E&P LLC is seeking a Senior Geologist to join the Corporate Subsurface Risk Team and support the Subsurface Injection Team. You will collaborate with geologists, reservoir engineers and geophysicists to quantify and manage subsurface operational risks across the lifecycle of development in the Permian region.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in geoscience within oil and gas or injection, and can integrate geological, geophysical and engineering data to deliver clear risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Geosciences, Geophysics, Engineering Geology, or a related field.
• 5+ years as a geoscientist in oil and gas, injection, or related subsurface field.
• Experience integrating geologic, geophysical and engineering data into practical risk assessments.
• Knowledge of pore pressure, wellbore stability, and basic geomechanics with injection reservoir characterization.
• Experience with regulatory frameworks in Permian or other basins with injection operations.
• Willing to work flexible hours including overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain subsurface risk assessments for development AFE’s, pre-drill, pre-frac, and operational risk assessments.
• Lead geological support for production team and workover team’s
• Perform detailed well log correlation and stratigraphic picks to keep the regional framework accurate and current
• Use geological and engineering data to assess shallow hazards and pressure risk
• Assist in assessing and interpreting injection datasets in the Permian Basin and developing tools and workflows to integrate datasets for regional mapping
• Support and collaborate heavily with operations and asset teams using multi-disciplinary subsurface interpretation techniques
• Support regulatory and midstream partners in permitting, protest workflows, and regulatory data submissions
• Recommend and justify subsurface data acquisition programs and projects
• Work with geotechnical staff and the data science team on predictive tools, risk maps, and workflows that integrate stratigraphic, structural, and geomechanical data
• Support Midstream partners in understanding subsurface conditions that affect disposal capacity and field operations

Skills

Risk assessment

Data integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geosciences

Tools

IHS Kingdom/Petra or Petrel

Job description

Diamondback E&P LLC is seeking a Senior Geologist to join the Corporate Subsurface Risk Team and support the Subsurface Injection Team. You will collaborate with geologists, reservoir engineers and geophysicists to quantify and manage subsurface operational risks across the lifecycle of development in the Permian region.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in geoscience within oil and gas or injection, and can integrate geological, geophysical and engineering data to deliver clear risk