Senior Geophysicist – Unconventional

The Highfield Company

Sana'a, Yemen

Ref: KP700-522

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our client is embarking on a program to develop its world-class unconventional resources and is seeking experienced professionals to join our Unconventional program. Our client have an immediate requirement for experienced Geophysicists who have experience in identifying and characterizing tight shale, fracture basement & tight sand reservoirs using seismic data.
As a Geophysicist in an unconventional asset you will support the Exploration Geologist in identifying hot exploration & potential areas for tight reservoir & fracture basement

Requirements

A minimum of 15 years of related experience within the Oil + Gas industry, with at least 5 years of this experience in unconventional hydrocarbon basins. Bachelor’s degree in Geophysics.

Technical skills include:

• Regional geological evaluation of unconventional plays.
• Structural characterization of naturally fractured reservoirs.
• Sequence stratigraphic analysis.
• Play and prospect generation and risk evaluation.
• Advanced seismic skills with attributes, AVO, inversion.
• Geophysical support for an unconventional play (tight sand / tight shale) and fracture basement.
• Geochemistry, petroleum systems and basin modelling.
• Reservoir characterization in unconventional hydrocarbons plays (tight sand, tight shale& fracture basement)).
• Log analysis and interpretation in unconventional reservoir.
• Strong fundamental interpretation geophysical skill set, including well to seismic correlation, seismic mapping, velocity model building, depth conversion, 3D visualization, reservoir properties from seismic work flow, AVO analysis, acoustic and elastic inversion and survey design.
• A strong geophysical workstation skill (geoframe & petrel)
• Demonstrated ability to integrate 3D seismic, geological/well data, and production data to characterize reservoirs and reduce uncertainties.

Our client is able to offer a competitive salary which is tax free of $160,000 - $190,000 per annum plus 30 days holiday, flights, accommodation in a 100% secured area, medical insurance and related benefits.

This is a residential based position on single status. Our client provides high security measures due to the location.

Please apply online with your full CV if you feel you have the right experience and are interested to discuss in more detail.

About the Company

The Highfield Company is a specialist recruitment consultancy that focuses on the international construction and engineering industry sectors. With combined recruitment experience of more than 20 years, the directors have worked on technical and management positions at all levels, from Graduate to Executive, and for many of the Construction industry’s leading companies.

With experience of sourcing candidates for assignments in over 100 countries, The Highfield Company is perfectly equipped to service the needs and requirements of any construction, property or engineering based employer anywhere in the world. Our consultants are specialists in their designated disciplines, which include Building & Construction, Civil Engineering, Oil & Gas, PQS & Cost Consultancy, Project Management, Consulting Engineering, Mechanical & Electrical and Facilities Management.

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