Sedimentologist
: Job Details :

Entity:

Production & Operations

Job Family Group:

Subsurface Group

Job Description:

We are hiring for a Sedimentology position within our Sedimentology & Stratigraphy (SedStrat) Specialist Team. The team provides deep technical expertise that is applied globally across bp's Exploration and Reservoir Development portfolio.

This is a Houston-based individual contributor role that requires a broad understanding of most depositional environments. The successful candidate must have specifically clastic, deep-water sedimentology knowledge with a history of successful experience in applying and integrating that expertise. In addition, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate strong project management abilities, as well as excellent communication and influencing skills. This role is suitable for experienced sedimentologists with a history of business delivery.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Primary accountability would be as one of bp's recognized deep-water sedimentology subject matter experts (SME).
• In addition to supporting deep-water projects, candidate must lead subsurface teams across bp to deliver sedimentological studies in a range of diverse clastic reservoirs, globally.
• Integrate diverse subsurface static and dynamic data sets.
• Assist in generating and prioritizing technical service work.
• Supervise and verify sedimentological and integrated geology studies undertaken in the SedStrat specialist team, and as appropriate, those undertaken in assets.
• Provide input into management presentations and reports.
• Provide sedimentology coaching and mentoring in areas of developed expertise across bp.
• Develop and maintain deep sedimentological skills across a range of reservoir types through reading, attending consortia workshops and external conferences.
• Develop towards recognition as a bp subject matter expert, and where appropriate, publish high quality innovative technical work internally and externally e.g. at industry-wide conferences and formal manuscript publications
• Assist/lead teaching and development of bp courses with a significant sedimentological content.
• Act as a focal point for sedimentology-based JIPs/consortia, ensuring that maximum value is gained from them.

EDUCATION: Minimum requirement MSc Geology degree level; preferably PhD level.

EXPERIENCE AND JOB REQUIREMENTS:

ESSENTIAL

• A deep understanding of clastic sedimentary rocks especially in deep-water depositional settings. In particular, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of sedimentary facies' analysis, process sedimentology, reservoir quality, high-resolution sequence stratigraphy, and stratigraphic frameworks.
• An ability to scope and co-ordinate reservoir description projects, involving external contractors, to deliver high-quality products that can be practically applied to subsurface problems.
• Experience in more than one of the following: reservoir management, exploration, appraisal, and/or early field development.
• An ability to describe core and outcrops independently, to a high standard (e.g. Badley Ashton's 1:24 scale template).
• Ability to organize and lead geologic integrated field trips and core workshops.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal). Experienced with presenting to senior management to influence both vertically and horizontally in the organization.
• Ability to context switch while supporting more than one team at pace with the ability to pragmatically right-scope products.
• Managing bp's core deep-water N:G database and Analogues Database.
• An ability to:

  generate multiple depositional and stratigraphic scenarios

  use static and dynamic fluid data to test, improve and rank those models,

  describe subsurface uncertainty and risks.

• Skillful use of Petrel and Techlog; being able to correlate wireline logs, integrate reservoir data (e.g. core, seismic and image logs) and to generate multiple geological models.
• Must be proficient in ArcPro/GIS, Paleoscan, and Geoteric (alongside Petrel and Techlog).
• A good understanding of, and ability to integrate with, other subsurface subject areas (Petrophysics, Geophysics, Reservoir Engineering).

DESIRABLE

• A minimum 10 years' broad geological experience, ideally gained through work assignments in different areas and basins.
• History of strong involvement in the SedStrat-Reservoir Quality and geologically focused Communities of Practice (CoP), and commitment to deepen that involvement over time.
• Experience working in multi-discipline/multi-function project teams and ability to influence others to provide quality inputs to ensure quality team delivery.
• Ability to organize and lead cross team workshops and meetings.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal). Experienced with presenting to senior management.

Why join us?

At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are significant, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and others benefits.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Travel Requirement

Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Reservoirs, Seismic Interpretation, Seismic structural interpretation, Stratigraphic framework, Subsurface

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