Senior Geologist – Operations

About the role

The Senior Geologist – Operations will provide geological support for the Biogenic‑Shallow Gas Project, covering exploration, appraisal and development drilling activities. The role involves overseeing geological operations, interpreting subsurface data, and ensuring well objectives are achieved.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare pre‑drill documentation, attend pre‑spud meetings and ensure optimal use of service contractor tools.
• Provide technical support and quality oversight for mudlogging, LWD/MWD, wireline logging, coring, directional drilling and stimulation.
• Plan, supervise and interpret well design, drilling data acquisition, and integration of geological markers into well programs.
• Perform real‑time monitoring of drilling data, assess geologic hazards and advise on pore pressure, fracture gradient and wellbore stability.
• Coordinate sample collection, petrophysical analysis, geochemical data acquisition and oversee perforation, testing and stimulation planning.
• Produce geological end‑of‑well reports, post‑drilling summaries and maintain daily progress reporting.

Required profile

• Minimum 96 months (8 years) of experience in geological operations for drilling projects.
• Proven experience with wellsite geology processes, including mudlogging, LWD/MWD and directional drilling.

Required skills

• Geological software
• Wireline logging
• Formation evaluation tools
• MWD and LWD
• Directional drilling
• Coring
• Stimulation techniques
• Mudlogging
• Petrophysical analysis
• Geochemical data acquisition
• Geosteering