Senior Petrophysics Strategist

Petrophysicist Leadership Role

The Senior Lead Petrophysicist will be responsible for leading petrophysical evaluations across various projects, ensuring high-quality data acquisition and reservoir characterization.

The role involves advanced log interpretation, core-log integration, and application of digital/AI techniques to optimize reservoir understanding and investment decisions.

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• Lead petrophysical activities for exploration, appraisal, and development wells.">
• Design and oversee logging programs (LWD/Wireline), including tool selection, vendor coordination, and real-time monitoring.">
• Conduct formation evaluation—porosity, saturation, lithology, and hydrocarbon volumes—and integrate results into subsurface models and documentation.">
• Attend rig site operations while logging and coring activities to provide real-time decision support during drilling.">
• Co-ordinate to execute coring programme and associated laboratory studies to ensure high quality deliverables.">
• Perform field quality control (QC) of logging operations and ensure data integrity across all acquisition phases.">
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as drilling, geology, reservoir engineering, geophysics, and related teams to deliver petrophysical insights and optimize data acquisition strategies.">
• Integrate petrophysical data with core study results (RCA/SCAL), advanced logs, and provide inputs for seismic interpretation, geological modeling and resource estimation.">
• Analyse advanced logs (e.g., NMR, Formation Tester, Imaging, Sonic Scanner etc.) and develop workflows for evaluating conventional, unconventional, and tight reservoirs. ">
• Evaluate petrophysical uncertainties and their impact on volumetric resource estimates and support for high grading the prospects. ">
• Analyse and interpret cased hole and production logs to evaluate reservoir behaviour, diagnose well performance, and guide optimization strategies.">
• Engage proactively with partners, regulators, and third-party stakeholders to ensure alignment and compliance across all technical, operational, and strategic dimensions.">
• Leverage machine learning and AI techniques to enhance petrophysical interpretation, automate workflows, and improve reservoir characterization.">
• Scout emerging technologies to improve efficiency and reduce costs in data acquisition and interpretation.">
• Evaluate farm-in/farm-out opportunities and deliver petrophysical assessments to support investment decisions.">
• Manage well log data systems, QA/QC processes, and reporting standards.">
• Mentor and train junior Petrophysicists and lead training initiatives to promote technical excellence and knowledge sharing.">

Applicants should possess:

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• A Master's degree or higher in Geophysics from a recognized university.">
• Minimum 15+ years of experience in Petrophysics domain within the oil & gas industry.">
• Willing and able to travel offshore for rig site operations and field quality control.">
• Proven track record in offshore exploration, appraisal, and development projects.">
• Experience with major or international oil companies highly desirable.">
• Exposure to Production Sharing Contract (PSC) environments and regional regulatory frameworks preferred.">

Proficient in industry-standard petrophysical software and skilled in:

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• Advanced interpretation techniques, including rock physics, facies classification, and saturation modelling.">
• Complex reservoir types: Clastics, carbonates, and unconventional plays (e.g., shale, tight gas).">
• Hands-on experience in machine learning and data analytics applications in petrophysical evaluation.">
• In-depth knowledge of logging tools, acquisition systems, and core-log-seismic integration workflows.">

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply.