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Description

Petrophysicist Role Description – Work Level 6

Purpose and Scope
 
Provides Petrophysics advice to PDD Management and Asset Teams.
Recognized authority in his/ her specialist area of Petrophysics.
Contributes to the definition of data gathering strategies and helps implement Corporate Quality Assurance programs for log data acquisition. Advises on corporate Log Data Base issues and IT-strategies for Petrophysics. Carries out petrophysical reviews and provides specialist support for Asset Team studies including input to geological models and reservoir simulators. Investigates new logging tools and techniques, proposes and organizes field trials, evaluates results and recommends application of new technology as appropriate. 
Advises on contract strategy and negotiating tactics during logging contract renewal.
Liaises with logging contractors to advise on methods to improve resource utilization and optimization.
Participates in Career Ladder Panel evaluations and CAMS Petrophysics Module assessments.
Carries out Technical Audits and helps ensure that lessons learned are shared across Asset Teams.

Accountabilities Key Performance Indicators
 
• Ensure Quality Control of acquired and processed data and that log acquisition and processing techniques are adequate. Includes:   
   
 - Directing/ participating in the categorization / standardization (for open hole formation evaluation) and the selection of appropriate sensors (for cased hole reservoir and well performance monitoring) for data acquisition; • Complex operational problems are anticipated. They are resolved timely and cost effectively as they occur.
• Appropriate tools and sensors are selected.
   
 - Establishing and updating procedures and standard presentation for data acquisition; • Safe and effective logging operations.
   
 - Reviewing and recommending configuration of downhole tools to ensure safe operation and comprehensive / representative coverage of data across zones of interest. • Plans and programs are accurate, clear, concise and delivered on time.
   
 - Updating existing data quality control procedures and monitor their application to maintain consistent acquired data quality. • Quality assurance programs are in place and function satisfactorily.
   
 - Developing procedures, quality checks and standards for digitizing all forms of petrophysical data. • Optimum log data utilization.
• Cost effective solutions for reservoir and well performance monitoring and evaluation.
   
• Controls and directs activities related to acquisition strategy of petrophysical data.  • Clear criteria for auditing data acquisition and processing requirements.
   
 - Reviewing available data to develop and verify formation evaluation and reservoir characterization model; • Accurate identification of hydrocarbon resources, productivity estimates from logs and reservoir quality.
   
 - Verifying / modifying existing approach / parameters to quantify uncertainties; • Accurate interpretations of mineralogical and lithofacies of subsurface formations.
   
 - Recommending, justifying new data acquisition and processing.  
 
Petrophysicist Role Description – Work Level 6 (Cont…)
   
• Recommend data for reservoir and well performance monitoring, corrosion evaluation and downhole well integrity diagnosis. • Effective new cased hole measurement and/or interpretation techniques that, improve the ability to determine rock and fluid properties, casing/cement integrity and/or save cost.
 
• Ensure effective maintenance of petrophysical data archive in various formats (digital, film, hard copies)  
• Data availability and accessibility.
• Effective well data management system.
   
• Supervises petrophysical data handling and processing and processing techniques on single well or multi wells basis. Includes: • Petrophysical databases are comprehensive, accurate and up to date.
   
 - Directing the development of processing models, ensuring consistency in the applied calculation parameters; and • Effective use of computer modeling programs.
 - Optimization of rock physical properties for accurate formation evaluation, reservoir characterization and reservoir’s monitoring. • Accurate interpretations of mineralogy and lithology, reservoir properties and fluid saturations of subsurface formations.
   
• Carries out technical review of new technologies and techniques. • Industry best practices are introduced, streamlined and adopted as required.
   
• Liaises with wireline logging contractors to enhance usage of resources in a cost effective manner. • Areas requiring improvements in tools and procedures are highlighted.
   
• Investigates new logging tools and techniques, proposes and organizes field trials, evaluates results and recommends application of new technology as appropriate. • New technology trials are properly evaluated and effectively applied.

• Keeps abreast of technological development in the field of petrophysics. Identifies new technologies and evaluates their potential application, recommends their testing and introduction when justified.
• Keeps up to date on logging contract issues and industry trends and suggests ways and means of incorporating new approaches in COMPANY contracts. • Up to date with the state of the art technologies and procedures.
 
 
 
• Logging contracts are cost-effective.
• Knows the Company health, safety and environmental policy, procedures, regulations and objectives as they relate to his area of responsibility, and ensures that they are effectively implemented. • Safe working at all times.
• No lost time through accidents.

Minimum Requirements

Knowledge 
Experience
B.Sc in Petroleum Engineering or equivalent discipline with a minor or advanced courses in petrophysics, applied physics or mathematics. Over 15 years varied experience in Petrophysics, geo-sciences, drilling, reservoir and petroleum engineering.
 

Qualifications Required

Degree

Start Date

06/04/2009

Duration

Permanent

Salary

c£100k