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Opeartions Geologist

  • Midland, TX, United States

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Key Responsibilities

  • Provide real-time geosteering support and wellbore placement recommendations during drilling operations.
  • Integrate geological, petrophysical, and engineering data to guide horizontal drilling and optimize wellbore trajectories.
  • Collaborate with drilling, reservoir, and geology teams to design and execute well plans that meet both operational and reservoir targets.
  • Analyze offset well data and create pre-drill geosteering models and structure maps.
  • Communicate effectively with the drilling rig team and operations geologists to ensure well path accuracy and adherence to drilling objectives.
  • Review mud logging, LWD/MWD, and gamma ray data for formation evaluation and decision-making.
  • Provide post-well analysis and technical reports to support project reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Contribute to the development of best practices for geosteering and well planning operations.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Geology, or Geophysics (required).
  • 3-5 years of relevant experience in an oilfield-related position (preferred).
  • Knowledge or experience in:
  • Well planning and directional drilling operations.
  • Geo-steering methods and interpretation of LWD/MWD data.
  • Mud logging and formation evaluation.
  • Reservoir characterization and completion planning.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Geology, or Geophysics (required).
  • 3-5 years of relevant experience in an oilfield-related position (preferred).
  • Knowledge or experience in:
  • Well planning and directional drilling operations.
  • Geo-steering methods and interpretation of LWD/MWD data.
  • Mud logging and formation evaluation.
  • Reservoir characterization and completion planning.
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Skills

  • Decision making
  • Process improvement

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