Sr Geologist-Geomodeling Job

HYBRID ELIGIBILITY

This position works a hybrid schedule, spending time remotely and in the office in Houston, TX. The current hybrid schedule provides flexibility to collaborate in the office Tuesdays through Thursdays and work from home Mondays and Fridays. With our 9/80 feature you get time off every other Friday when you work at least 80 hours over the preceding nine days.

POSITION SUMMARY

Hess is seeking an experienced development and production geologist with a minimum of 5+ years’ reservoir modeling expertise to join its Houston-based, non-Operated, Guyana Developments Subsurface team, reporting to the Subsurface Manager.  The successful candidate will become a pivotal member of an integrated, multi-disciplinary, subsurface team whose responsibilities include reservoir modeling and characterization, reserves forecasting, data integration and analyses, operations, and field development planning for development projects.  A grasp of statistics/geostatistics and probability is essential previous experience working with uncertainty modeling is desirable.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Collaborating with the team’s reservoir engineers to build high quality, integrated static reservoir models that synthesize all available subsurface data to support field development and history matching efforts. Key focus areas include:
  • Conducting and supervising integrated multi-disciplinary reservoir characterization studies to improve the geological understanding of the target reservoirs and inform geomodel parameterization of reservoir models.
  • Utilizing uncertainty modeling to build and maintain a range of static models to capture key static and dynamic uncertainties.
  • Support the corporate reserves forecasting and booking processes through the creation and maintenance of SEC-compliant geomodels for STOIIP assessments.
  • Conduct and participate in subsurface Peer Reviews and internal technical reviews.
• Monitoring and reporting of ongoing development well operations. Activities will include picking formation tops, making initial geological interpretations of incoming data, including well logs and formation pressures. Reviewing results and providing updates to reservoir characterization and making future recommendations for development.
• Seek opportunities to add value to future developments through the identification of new appraisal/development/infill opportunities, smarter depletion options, or cost reductions.

• Effectively communicate results of subsurface assessments to Hess management and Joint Venture partners. Work with the team to identify and promote value creation opportunities and influence future development plans.
• Lead, coach, and mentor less experienced staff.
• Collaborate within the Hess geomodeling community to identify and promote recommended practices across the company.
• This is an ideal role for an experienced, innovative, and ambitious development geologist who wishes to contribute to Hess’s continued success in the world-class Guyanas Basin. 

QUALIFICATIONS
Experience

• 10+ years of practical petroleum geoscience experience working for an operator across multiple value chains.
• 5+ years’ experience or more in applied geomodeling with focus on practical application of geostatistics and uncertainty analysis to conventional deep-water datasets.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and teamworking skills are critical.  You must be able to work effectively in a highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural team environment.
• A robust and pragmatic understanding of development geoscience and reservoir characterization
  • Geological and petrophysical data, its interpretation, inherent uncertainties, and preparation for geological modeling.
  • Integrating and interpreting multi-disciplinary subsurface (well log, seismic, inversion products, core, pressure etc.) at multiple scales (well, field, and basin scales) to bracket key reservoir uncertainties.
  • Seismic interpretation and the use and limitations of quantitative seismic data in geological model conditioning.
  • Exposure to, and understanding of, ensemble-based modeling approaches is an advantage. A practical understanding of statistics and its application to subsurface data analysis is essential.
  • Previous well planning and well operations experience.
• The candidate will have a proven track record of:
  • Building and maintaining complex reservoir models using Petrel software. Experience combining uncertainty analyses to produce ranges of models is desirable.
  • Reservoir characterization and static modeling in deep-water clastic depositional systems.
  • Working directly with reservoir engineers to maintain and optimize robust subsurface models, calibrated to all available static and dynamic data, to support field sanction decisions.
  • Using SEC reserves certification and reporting guidelines to assess potential reserves bookings.
• Strong presentation skills – The ability to communicate clearly and concisely in all business meetings, both internally and externally.
• A proven ability to deliver high quality, fit for purpose, models in a timely manner.
• An ability and willingness to mentor and developed junior staff.

Education, Training & Certifications

• A minimum of an MS in Geoscience or related discipline with formal training courses in various development geological disciplines.

Competencies
The Hess Way of Working refers to competencies considered absolute pre-requisites for success. How you deliver results is as important as what you achieve. Every employee is expected to demonstrate the behaviors within these competencies to be considered an effective performer and, ultimately, earn career growth opportunities.

• Builds Trusted Relationships
• Develops Talent
• Creates Effective Teams
• Thinks Strategically
• Inspires Innovation
• Demonstrates Courage
• Drives Continuous Improvement
• Makes Quality Decisions
• Delivers High Performance

WHAT WE OFFER

Hess provides a comprehensive range of compensation and benefit programs that help you to take care of your health, protect your income, and build savings for the future. Our compensation philosophy is simple – we pay for performance.  The better you and the company perform, the more you can earn.  Here are a few highlights:
 

Base Salary

• Base salaries are competitive, and market based, with pay increases based on objective measures and upward moves.

Annual Incentive Plan

• Every employee participates in our Annual Incentive Plan, which awards a bonus based on how well we fare as a company on our annual performance scorecard and the person’s level of contribution.

All Employee Share Plan

• All employees are Hess stockholders, so they share in the success they help create for the company. Shares are granted to new employees who do not receive stock as part of their compensation package.

Benefits

• Hess cares about your well-being and wants to help you be your best self.  That’s why we offer a compelling benefits package that’s among the best in our industry. Highlights include: medical, dental, and vision coverage; a health savings account; 401 (K) and pension plan; a nationally recognized wellness program; and company paid basic life and disability insurance.

Learn more about our programs at https://hessbenefits.com/.

Learning & Development 

• We believe in lifelong learning and provide a suite of on-demand and instructor-led learning opportunities, in addition to a tuition reimbursement program, designed to help you achieve your professional goals.  Learning encompasses on-the-job interaction with highly skilled colleagues, self-guided study, training, mentoring and participation in formal networks (e.g., technical and employee resource groups.)

WHY HESS?

We aim to be the world’s most trusted energy partner. Modern life and continued human prosperity depends upon access to affordable and secure energy and all forms of energy are required for an orderly and just future. Hess is ideally positioned to provide low-cost oil and gas reliably to help meet the world’s growing energy needs in a way that protects the health and safety of our people, safeguards the environment, and makes a lasting positive impact in the communities where we do business. 

Everything we do is guided by six core values – Integrity, People, Performance, Social Responsibility, Value Creation, and Independent Spirit, from how we treat our employees to how we interact with our neighbors, suppliers and business partners.  They are the basic building blocks of our culture and represent our company’s collective conscience. While our strategy changes over time based on business conditions, our values are enduring. 

We are an industry leader in the Bakken shale play in North Dakota, one of the largest producers in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and a critical natural gas producer and supplier to Malaysia and Thailand. Our exploration and appraisal activities are offshore Guyana, one of the industry’s largest oil discoveries in the past decade, as well as in the Gulf of Mexico and Suriname. 

We are recognized around the world as an industry leader in environmental, social and governance performance and disclosure. 

Hess provides challenging and rewarding opportunities for personal growth. We are always looking for talented professionals who share our values and are passionate about making a difference in the world and in their careers. Unlike much larger companies, we are agile and every member of the team, regardless of level or position, plays an important role. 

We invite you to learn more about what makes us a special place to work.  Click here (www.hess.com) 

Hess is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.  We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Hess is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, click here or send an email to MyHR@Hess.com.

Posting Notes: Catherine Denise Nichols | Employee | Geoscience | United States| Texas | Houston | | No | 27267