Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a Risk & Resource Geoscientist to join the Unconventional Resources Exploration and Characterization Department (URECD). The role involves leading risk and resource evaluations across all subsurface assets, collaborating with exploration, appraisal, and development teams, and integrating geologic and engineering data for risk and resource estimates.

Relocation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is required.

URECD identifies and evaluates Unconventional Resources across the Kingdom, leveraging integrated subsurface studies to challenge traditional perspectives and drive portfolio growth. We collaborate with asset teams to advance appraisal and field development plans, ensuring a comprehensive approach to exploring, characterizing, and developing these resources.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate petroleum systems and plays interpretation workflows and products.
• Interrogate completed technical evaluations of wells and fields, and associated technical studies.
• Evaluate seismic, log, and core data to characterize subsurface structures, facies, and fluid distributions.
• Evaluate drilling, completions, production, and diagnostics data to understand reservoir performance.
• Provide guidance to geoscientists to accurately define the subsurface using geological maps, cross-sections, and grids; incorporating seismic, sedimentological, petrophysical, and geomechanical data.
• Work collaboratively with professionals across all geoscience and engineering disciplines.
• Review pre-drill and post-drill well/field evaluations.
• Compile and present technical reports summarizing key technical risks and challenges.
• Mentor other geoscience professionals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Geosciences (Geology, Geophysics, or equivalent) from a recognized program; an advanced degree is preferred.
• 1015 years of experience in the Exploration and Production (E&P) industry, with depth of experience in multiple unconventional plays including source rock and tight sand/carbonate plays.
• Experience in resource estimation and technical risk assessment for portfolio evaluation.
• Proficiency in two or more subsurface disciplines (seismic interpretation, QI, structural geology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, petrophysics, geomodeling, geochemistry, basin modeling, geomechanics).
• Integrated work experience with reservoir engineering, drilling, completions, and production teams to monitor operations, evaluate production and diagnostics testing, execute field development, and support commercial evaluation.
• Ability to work independently and make real-time decisions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Proficiency in industry-standard software for seismic interpretation, geological modeling, data visualization and analytics, and resource assessment (e.g., Petrel, GeoX, etc.).

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by challenging and rewarding professional, technical, and industrial opportunities, and are remunerated accordingly. Aramco invests in talent development and offers workforce development programs to advance sector-specific knowledge and competencies.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Science, Engineering, and Business Development
• Industries: Oil and Gas

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