Date: Jan 5, 2024
Location: Cairo, EG
Company: Apache Corporation
Specific Responsibilities
The Geologist I role for Apache Corporation will be a member of Apache’s Operations Geology team at the company’s Cairo office reporting to the Operations Geology Supervisor.
This role will be primarily responsible for the following:
• Exploration & development well planning including predrill technical documentation & well permitting.
• Visiting the rig site as operational needs dictate.
• Working with Joint Venture counterparts to ensure alignment on technical interpretations.
• Well delivery including real-time remote monitoring & operational support to the rig site team.
• Achieving well objectives in the most efficient way.
• Picking formation tops & defining key decision points such as TD picks, casing points, core points.
• Promoting Apache’s safety culture across all disciplines.
• Cuttings sample evaluation & description: accurate lithological sample description, hydrocarbon shows analysis & daily report preparation.
• Mud Log generation, interpretation & correlation.
• Wireline Logging witnessing / supervision.
• Geological Hazards interpretation & mitigation.
• Accurate management & JV partner company reporting.
• Liaising closely with related functions such as Drilling, Petrophysics & Reservoir Engineering to ensure max efficiency & operational excellence.
• Post well close out including final well reporting, composite log, lessons learning & hazards tracking.
Qualifications & Experience
The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:
• A degree or post graduate degree in Geology or related discipline.
• 1-3 years of relevant oil & gas experienced (geology, mudlogging, M/LWD, wireline services).
• Be able to interpret petrophysical logs & integrate other geological data.
• Have a strong knowledge / understanding of drilling processes / practices.
• Have a strong working knowledge of other key subsurface disciplines (petrophysics, petroleum geochemistry, reservoir engineering).
• Have experience in difference well types (exploration, appraisal, development, vertical, deviated, horizontal).
• Experience in pore pressure prediction & monitoring is preferred.
• Experience in Egypt’s Western Desert petroleum systems is preferred.
• Be expected to be available ‘on call’ as operations dictate (including holidays & weekends).
• Be expected to spend time away from office location & work out in the field.
• Have strong organizational, data integration & manipulation skills.
• Have the ability to solve problems & quickly act on drilling results (key lessons learned, implications of failure or success).
• Have the ability to interact across multiple operational disciplines to deliver an aggressive multi-basin, multi-play drilling schedule that is optimized for business performance.
• Have strong skills in structural & stratigraphic interpretation.
• Have impeccable communication skills – presentation experience to management and JV partners; effectively communicates work procedures to relevant personnel.
Competencies
The successful candidate should demonstrate and exhibit the following core competencies:
- Communication: Writes, speaks, and presents information effectively and persuasively across communication setting;
- Results: Pursues work with energy, drive, and results orientation to positively impact Apache's business success;
- Collaboration: Works in partnership with others and encourages different perspectives, while building and maintaining trust; and
- Culture: Willingness and ability to align one's behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of Apache.
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