Principal/Senior Development & Production Geophysicist

ORLEN Upstream Norway AS (OUN) is an oil and gas company that is growing and we are searching for a Principal/Senior Development & Production Geophysicist.

The successful candidate will report to a Subsurface Manager and work across the full OUN portfolio. The Subsurface department is responsible for 25 producing and 7 developing assets across 7 OUN core areas: Goliat, Skarv, Ormen Lange, Duva/Kvitebjørn, Yggdrasil, Sleipner and Tommeliten.

Over the next 12 months the Subsurface Department will be responsible for following the drilling of up to 35 production wells, taking 13 developments through internal project decision gates, including 6 for FID, as well as performing 3D/4D interpretation and updates to several geo- and simulation models.

The role will be responsible for interpreting geophysical and other relevant data to optimise recoverable hydrocarbon potential in OUN’s development and production assets, while supporting investment decisions through high-quality geophysical analysis. The successful candidate will conduct geophysical evaluation of existing assets and M&A opportunities in a multidisciplinary environment, support production and inn-fill drilling activities, review operators’ work, represent and convey OUN's position in licence committees, and progress projects through decision gates to deliver production growth targets across the portfolio.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an international team of highly motivated and dedicated colleagues, working in a fast-paced and rewarding environment.

Duties and responsibilities

Asset Support

• Define and perform geophysical interpretation needs to support reservoir monitoring and development across producing assets.
• Advise Subsurface Managers on development and production geophysical support.
• Provide technical guidance to other development and production geophysicists.

Interpretation and Reservoir Characterisation

• Perform 4D seismic feasibility studies.
• Interpret 3D and 4D seismic data for static and dynamic reservoir models.
• Use seismic attributes for reservoir characterisation in field assessments and volumetric uncertainty studies.
• Integrate subsurface data to mature upside potential in developing and producing assets.
• Keep up to date with new technologies and best practices in production and development geophysics.
  

Data, Uncertainty and Risk

• Integrate well, seismic, geological, and other data to improve interpretation and up-to-date subsurface understanding and reduce uncertainty.
• Identify subsurface uncertainties affecting technical and commercial project robustness.
• Work with geologists, petrophysicists, geomodellers and reservoir engineers to assess risk and evaluate mitigation options.
• Develop plans for seismic data improvement
  

Studies, Operations and Wells

• Coordinate geophysical and regional studies and integrate results into asset evaluations.
• Review operator geophysical input to integrated reservoir-modelling studies.
• Follow up and quality-control seismic acquisition and processing projects.
• Support appraisal and production well planning, including drilling targets and well-trajectory optimisation, and drilling operations.

Decision Support and Representation

• Provide recommendations documented by own analysis that support investment decisions.
• Represent OUN in license committees.
• Contribute to peer reviews and peer assists.
  
  

Qualifications

Education

• Master’s degree in Geophysics or relevant discipline is preferred

Experience

• 10+ years of development and production geophysics experience with an E&P Company, can be in combination with exploration geophysics
• Experience gained working on both operated and non-operated assets
• Experience working in license committees, with the ability to represent the company’s view and influence decisions
  

Language skills

• Fluency in English (oral and written)

Technical requirements

Development and production geophysics

• Expert knowledge of development and production geophysics, including geophysical interpretation, rock physics analysis, and modelling tools.
• Strong understanding of technological advances and best practices in development and production geophysics.
• Ability to contribute geophysical insight to Full Economic Reviews and investment decision processes.

Interpretation, modelling, and reservoir characterisation

• Expertise in seismic and geophysical interpretation, rock physics analysis, and integration with geo-modelling workflows.
• Ability to use geophysical interpretation and reservoir characterisation to constrain reservoir properties in static models.
• Knowledge of dynamic modelling and ability to provide relevant geophysical input to simulation-model construction.
• Knowledge of well logging, well-log interpretation, and integration with geo-modelling.
• Knowledge of stratigraphy, sedimentology, and structural geology in petroleum basins.

Software and digital tools

• Expert knowledge of Petrel, with working knowledge of RokDoc, Hampson Russell, PsPro, and other relevant geophysical software.
• Knowledge and experience with ArcGIS, GeoTeric, and Paleoscan.
• Good general IT literacy.

Professional skills

• Established industry network.
• Strong analytical skills.

Personal qualities

• Team player with strong relationship building skills across different disciplines
• Strong sense of responsibility and ability to complete tasks with minimal supervision
• Potential for creativity and ability to interpret new knowledge and acquired information
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment

We can offer

• ORLEN Upstream Norway AS offers a sound professional environment with varied tasks
• Positive and supporting working environment
• Relevant professional training
• Competitive employment terms
• Attractive insurance and pension plans

We strive for diversity and consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, religion, age, sex, national origin, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Applications will be reviewed and interviews may be called for on an ongoing basis.

Please note that we will only contact candidates selected for interview. If you do not hear from us you should assume that your application has not been successful.