Pore Pressure Prediction

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What role you will play in our team

We are seeking a skilled pore pressure and/ or geomechanics specialist to support well planning and drilling operations through pore pressure, stress and strength analysis. The ideal candidate will have experience integrating multi-disciplinary data (mudlogging, drilling mechanics, laboratory tests and geophysical data) to develop robust pore pressure and/or geomechanical models (analytical and numerical) across various scales.

What you will do

• Develop offset well stick charts summarizing drilling outcomes, incorporating all relevant pressure and stress indicators.
• Evaluate the response of rock physical properties (e.g., velocity, density, and resistivity) to changes in pressure, stress, and strength.
• Integrate offset well data with available geological and geophysical information to generate well-specific 1D pre-drill pressure prognoses for efficient well planning. Provide real-time surveillance to support active drilling operations.
• Integrate wellbore-specific pressure estimates with geological interpretations to identify sub-regional to basin-scale controls on pressure and stresses.
• Preferred experience in 3D pore pressure and minimum stress models to support development well planning.
• Review, quality check and analyze laboratory core test data (e.g., rock strength and mechanical properties) and able to integrate with well logs.
• Conduct borehole enlargement studies using caliper, image logs, cross-dipole sonic, and focal mechanism data.
• Integrate multi-disciplinary datasets to construct 1D geomechanical models for drilling and injection/production support.
• Preferred experience in various scales of Geomechanical applications (wellbore stability, sanding, compaction/subsidence, fault slip, depletion/injection related studies)
• Preferred experience in 1D/3D numerical model building to capture geological boundary conditions.

About You

Skills and Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Geology, Geophysics, Engineering, or a related discipline from a recognized institution.
• Proven track record in academic research and/or industry experience in one or more of the following areas: Pore pressure prediction and monitoring, Geomechanics, and operations geology and Geophysical data analysis and integration. Strong ability to synthesize complex datasets and apply them to real-world drilling and subsurface challenges.

Preferred Qualifications / Experience

• Strong integration and analytical skills
• Proficiency in English

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance and life. We offer you:

• Competitive compensation
• Medical plans, maternity leave and benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Global networking & cross-functional opportunities
• Annual vacations & holidays
• Day care assistance program
• Training and development program
• Tuition assistance program
• Workplace flexibility policy
• Relocation program
• Transportation facility

Please note benefits may change from time to time without notice, subject to applicable laws. The benefits programs are based on the Company's eligibility guidelines.

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