Advisor Geoscientist - Reservoir Modeling

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Job Summary

The Advisor Geoscientist – Reservoir Modeling is a senior technical authority responsible for building and assuring integrated 3D geological reservoir models that support international exploration, appraisal, development, and portfolio decisions. The role transforms seismic, well, petrophysical, sedimentological, pressure, and production data into fit-for-purpose static models, volumetric ranges, and uncertainty-based development scenarios.

This individual will provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams, establish reservoir modeling standards and workflows, and mentor geoscientists. The successful candidate will combine deep subsurface expertise with strong business judgment, clearly communicating model assumptions, uncertainty, risks, and value drivers to technical peers, partners, and senior management.

The Advisor Geoscientist will work in our Houston Corporate office and may work up to two (2) days a week remotely.

Responsibilities

Reservoir Modeling & Subsurface Integration

• Build, update, and document integrated 3D static reservoir models from exploration through appraisal and development maturation.
• Integrate seismic interpretation, depth conversion, well logs, core, petrophysics, sedimentology, stratigraphy, structural geology, pressure data, fluid contacts, and production information.
• Develop fit-for-purpose structural frameworks, facies models, petrophysical property models, saturation models, and fluid-contact scenarios.
• Generate deterministic and probabilistic in-place volume estimates and quantify uncertainty ranges, dependencies, and key sensitivities.
• Design and execute uncertainty workflows and model ensembles that support well placement, appraisal planning, development concepts, and decision analysis.
• Upscale static models and collaborate with reservoir engineering to ensure reliable transfer into dynamic simulation workflows.
• Evaluate reservoir connectivity, compartmentalization, heterogeneity, net-to-gross, porosity, permeability, saturation, and aquifer uncertainty.
• Provide reservoir modeling support for well planning, geosteering inputs, data-acquisition programs, post-well evaluation, and model reconciliation.

Technical Assurance & Advisor-Level Leadership

• Serve as the technical authority for reservoir modeling methods, model architecture, uncertainty characterization, documentation, and quality assurance.
• Lead peer reviews and assurance of internal, partner, operator, and vendor models; challenge assumptions and recommend technically sound, decision-focused improvements.
• Establish scalable modeling standards, templates, data-management practices, and reproducible workflows across the portfolio.
• Mentor and develop geoscientists in geomodeling, uncertainty analysis, subsurface integration, and effective technical communication.
• Identify material subsurface risks early and translate complex technical findings into clear recommendations for senior management.

Business Development & Partner Support

• Rapidly assess subsurface datasets and third-party reservoir models for business development, farm-in, farm-out, and portfolio opportunities.
• Provide independent volumetric and uncertainty assessments and contribute to technical and commercial decision gates.
• Represent Murphy in partner technical meetings, workshops, data rooms, and external assurance reviews.
• Define scopes, manage, and QA/QC reservoir modeling studies performed by consultants and vendors.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Geology, Geophysics, Petroleum Engineering, or a related Earth Science discipline; a master's degree is preferred.
• Minimum 20 years of relevant subsurface experience, with substantial hands-on responsibility for 3D static reservoir modeling in exploration, appraisal, and/or development settings.
• Demonstrated expert-level proficiency in Schlumberger Petrel reservoir modeling workflows, including structural framework construction, facies modeling, petrophysical property modeling, volumetrics, uncertainty analysis, and model upscaling.
• Strong understanding of depositional systems, stratigraphy, structural geology, petrophysics, seismic interpretation, depth uncertainty, reservoir characterization, and fluid contacts.
• Proven experience integrating multidisciplinary datasets and building model ensembles to quantify uncertainty and support well and development decisions.
• Experience working with reservoir engineers and transferring static models into dynamic simulation workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical assurance, influence multidisciplinary teams without direct authority, and mentor technical staff.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate technical uncertainty and business implications to senior leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with international offshore clastic reservoirs
• Applied experience with Petrel, Techlog, ArcGIS, and one or more complementary geomodeling or uncertainty platforms such as RMS or DecisionSpace.
• Experience with probabilistic methods, automated modeling workflows, scripting, or data analytics using Python or equivalent tools.
• Experience supporting appraisal planning, well operations, geosteering, core and pressure-data acquisition, and post-well model updates.
• Experience evaluating partner-operated assets, data-room opportunities, and third-party subsurface models.
• Working knowledge of reservoir simulation concepts, history matching, development planning, and reserves/resource classification.

The 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.

PURPOSE

We believe in providing energy that empowers people.

MISSION

We challenge the norm, tap into our strong legacy and use our foresight and financial discipline to deliver inspired energy solutions.

VISION

We see a future where we are an industry leader who is positively impacting lives for the next 100 years and beyond.

VALUES & BEHAVIORS

Do Right Always

• Respect people, safety, environment and the law
• Follow through on commitments
• Make it better

Think Beyond Possible

• Offer solution
• Step up and lead
• Don’t settle for “good enough”
• Embrace new opportunities

Stay With It

• Show resilience
• Lean into challenges
• Support each other
• Consider the implications

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