Sr. Geoscientist - GoA Near Field Exploration

Murphy Oil Corporation; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Murphy Oil Corporation in Houston is seeking a Sr. Geoscientist for GoA Near Field Exploration. The role focuses on generating exploration and development prospects using seismic interpretation and multi-disciplinary data, with emphasis on near-field and deepwater opportunities in the Gulf of America.

Collaboration across drilling, subsurface, regulatory, and partners is essential. The candidate will map regional and detailed prospects, document results, and present recommendations to management

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Geology or Geophysics.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in oil and gas exploration and development.
• 5 years’ experience in Deepwater GOA preferred.
• Ability to thrive in a multidisciplinary, fast-paced environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to integrate geoscience with reservoir engineering and operations.

Responsibilities

• Identify, mature, and deliver opportunities to operated facilities.
• Assess drilling of new wells and infill wells to optimize production.
• Interpret seismic and well logs; build maps and cross sections; present findings.
• Pre-drill planning; interface with Drilling, Subsurface, Regulatory, and Partners.
• Support well operations and update field results and reserves as needed.
• Collaborate across teams and external support.
• Coordinate technical interactions with partners and regulators to align delivery.
• Develop concise presentations for management and authorities.

Job description

Career Opportunities: Sr. Geoscientist - GoA Near Field Exploration (5282)

Requisition ID5282-Posted10/01/2026-United States-Texas-Houston-GEO

At Murphy Oil Corporation, we believe the rich experiences and backgrounds of our employees strengthen our Company, create a productive workforce, and drive our success. We encourage you to apply for the positions for which you meet the qualifications.

Job Summary

The Sr Geoscientist will be a key member of the Gulf of America Near Field Exploration (NFX) team and should be a self-starter who is comfortable contributing in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment. They must have demonstrated experience in generating exploration and exploitation prospects through proficient use of seismic interpretation and multi-disciplinary data to recommend new development and infill wells. They will also have a demonstrated ability to map regionally in addition to detailed prospect interpretation; integrating well control and seismic is required. The Sr Geoscientist will need to document results and develop a concise supporting presentation to clearly communicate recommendations to management, partners and regulatory authorities.

The Sr Geoscientist will demonstrate a record of varied technical exposure to many global basins & petroleum systems with career focus to date in the Gulf of America. The ideal candidate will have a record of supporting new field development in addition to generating near field exploration (NFX) and green field prospects in the Deepwater Gulf of America. The candidate should be experienced in well planning with a demonstrated ability to work across disciplines including Drilling, Subsurface and Regulatory.

This role will work in our Houston Corporate office and may work up to two (2) days a week remote.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for identifying, maturing, and delivering opportunities to operated facilities.
• Assess and recommend drilling of new wells and infill wells to effectively and efficiently produce field(s) - Infill and new well delivery
• Interpret seismic and well logs, generate maps and cross sections, conduct risk and reserve/resource analysis, and present supporting work to management.
• Pre-drill well preparation and planning. Interface with Drilling, Subsurface, Regulatory and Partners
• Assist with well planning and provide operations support in drilling/rig program and update field results and reserves as needed
• Peer assist; collaboration both within the team and external support
• An understanding of depositional systems and experience generating volumetric assessment for resource estimation
• Structure and coordinate technical interactions with partners and regulatory authorities to ensure alignment in delivery of business goals

Qualifications/Requirements

• Master’s degree in Geology or Geophysics
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in oil and gas exploration and development with 5 years’ experience in Deepwater GOA preferred
• Demonstrate the ability to thrive in a team environment, placing the team’s needs ahead of the individual
• Proven ability to influence asset strategy by integrating geoscience, reservoir engineering, operational, and commercial inputs to identify opportunities and develop value-driven business recommendations.
• Experience articulating subsurface opportunities, risks, and uncertainties in terms of production impact, reserves growth, capital efficiency, and economic value.
• Ability to partner effectively with Reservoir Engineers and other disciplines to translate technical insights into business cases and investment recommendations that support value-based decision-making.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment is essential
• Demonstrated proficiency in 3D seismic interpretation, amplitude analysis, well-log correlation in salt basin
• Experience with well planning and supporting well operations
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Desired/Preferred Requirements

• Experience interpreting pre-stack data, AVO analysis, time-lapse/4D seismic, and seismic inversion is desired
• Experience with seismic reprocessing, basin modeling and petroleum systems is a plus
• Demonstrated proficiency in Kingdom and/or Petrel is a plus
• Risk assessment utilizing statistical software such as RoseRA is beneficial

Th e individual is required to follow all applicable safety precautions. Work is performed almost entirely in a controlled (i.e., inside) environment and does not typically subject the incumbent to any hazardous/extreme elements; some positions may require regularly moving or transporting items weighing up to 25 lbs. around the office for various needs. The successful candidate must be able to complete all essential physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

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