Petrophysics Specialist

About the role

Al Yasat is looking for a Petrophysics Specialist in Abu Dhabi. The role leads, conducts and monitors the collection, analysis and evaluation of petrophysical data needed to predict and analyse the presence of hydrocarbons in wells, for reserve calculations and reservoir studies. It supports exploration play reviews, prospect ranking, maturation studies, well proposals and multi-disciplinary studies, and includes mentoring less experienced staff.

Key responsibilities

• Interpret and evaluate petrophysical data to determine the presence, quality and type of hydrocarbons, fluid contacts and rock properties, and review reports from other team members and consultants.
• Lead quality assessment and quality control of log and core data, prepare SCAL programs, monitor progress and correlate SCAL data with reservoir rock types across the field.
• Determine sources of error and assumptions in core analyses, reconcile SCAL data from different contractors and periods, and propose proposals and scope-of-work documents for consultant petrophysical studies.
• Prepare and quality control reports, present findings and recommendations to management, and advise on well completion, casing depths, cementation quality and tubular goods.
• Select logging tool strings, recording modes and speeds, and identify intervals for extended measurements or well testing.
• Stay up to date with petrophysical software and attend conferences and seminars, and recommend new software and hardware.
• Coordinate ad-hoc tasks such as data requests from universities and third parties, and ensure corporate and exploration databases are kept current.
• Contribute to management reports, bid rounds and data rooming, and supervise and train staff while supporting budgets, policies and HSE compliance.