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About the Company

Petroleum Development Oman is the leading exploration and production company in the Sultanate of Oman. The Company delivers the majority of the country's crude oil production and natural gas supply.

Purpose of the Job

Experienced Production Geologist to support HC maturation activities, operations and studies in several mature and less mature carbonate and clastic reservoirs. . 

Education & Experience

• BSc. degree in Geology, Geosciences, Earth Science or equivalent. Minimum 7 years industry experience in production geology.
• Technically strong geologist in reservoir characterization and reservoir modeling, with good all-round knowledge of other PE disciplines. Minimum requirements: carbonate/clastics reservoir characterization (knowledge); reservoir modelling (knowledge); HC volumetric analysis and resource classification (knowledge); seismic interpretation (knowledge); operations geology (skilled), WRFM (knowledge)
• Good leadership & behaviour skills; experience working effectively in multidisciplinary teams; strong team player;
• Effective communicator, ability to coach / mentor younger staff and ability to think beyond geoscience discipline
• Experience with integrating production and production logging data into subsurface models of mature reservoirs, static modeling skills and WRFM skills will be considered a differentiating advantage

Main Responsibilities

Portfolio    

The position is part of an integrated PE team/Study team tasked to update the static and dynamic models with the results of well and reservoir surveillance activities in several carbonate and clastic reservoirs which are developed by means of depletion, water flood recovery and other EOR recovery mechanisms. Besides updating reservoir models, the PG will deliver input into field development activities and business plans and has a leading role in the creation and execution of reservoir appraisal plans.

Performance 

• Undertake and QA/QC reservoir geological characterization and modeling studies to high technical standards and incorporate relevant aspects of other disciplines to define integrated (re)development opportunities and assess reserves potential.
• Through property modeling and uncertainty evaluation, assist in generating realistic base case forecasts and forecast envelopes capturing the impact of risks and/or uncertainties
• Actively coach young professionals with respect to reservoir characterization and modeling. 
• Liaise with Field Development Centre teams to provide guidance and transfer technically assured reservoir models and FDPs to the Asset where applicable.
• Identify areas where the acquisition of additional reservoir (geology) data would reduce uncertainties; support or design / contribute to appropriate reservoir geology data acquisition programs.
• Identify opportunities for enhancing the application of IT, DM and KM to meet the execution and planning requirements and embed a high standard of reservoir modeling and mapping.
• Identify and propose reservoir appraisal and re-development opportunities that are based on a range of options that may include IOR/EOR.
• Take a role in PDO IRM network and participate in reviews Increase and stimulate static modeling technical excellence in integrated reservoir modeling and field (re)development studies in PDO. 
• Ensure that consistent techniques are applied for creating ARPR maps, aligned with PDO standards. Accountable for data management and audit trail of models used for reporting purpose.

Process

Participate in discipline activities in order to enhance sustainable production geosciences capabilities.

Planning    

• Prepare comprehensive documentation, presentations and workshops related to specific business plans, study work scopes or discipline content
• Provide coaching to Production Geosciences graduates

Main Challenges

• To deliver production geology input with high technical standards to integrated project teams s within required timeline.
• To provide geological support to well proposals as required
• To carry out static reservoir modelling
• To able to work with all levels laterally and vertically as well as with other functions
• To effectively coach younger production geologists