Senior Geophysicist

Job Description

About the CompanyWe are the largest oil producer within the ADNOC Group, accounting for over half of ADNOCs total oil production. As the countrys oldest oil production company, our operations date back to 1939, when a 75-year concession was signed to explore for oil and gas in Abu Dhabi.As a global industry leader in environmental sustainability, we are the first in the world to capture carbon from the iron and steel industry. Our Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) facility at Al Reyadah has the capacity to capture 800,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Emirates Steel Industries (ESI) each year, for us in the Bab and Rumiatha oil fields to support Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR). About the Job

• Provides a wide range of geophysical support and technical advice/guidance to the subsurface operated project/developments teams, in particular:
• Plans, steers & executes seismic interpretation and mapping, faults & fractures interpretation / characterization, velocity modelling for depth conversion, geo-mechanical studies and quantitative/qualitative seismic attribute analyses (for seismic driven reservoir characterization).
• Identifies and quantifies geophysical/subsurface uncertainties that influence the technical and commercial robustness of the projects.
• Plans and leads borehole seismic (VSP) projects during acquisition, processing, interpretation & integration with the seismic data in the course of velocity modelling & reservoir characterization.
• Plans and steers the time-lapse seismic project in the asset and contribute during the integration of 4D field datasets.
• Plans the appraisal and production wells as part of an integrated team.
• Plans & steers the geophysical related studies carried out internally or by external contractors.
• Contributes during planning & execution phases of seismic acquisition & processing projects.
• Assists the integrated team in preparation of appraisal and development programmes.
• Represents the company at Shareholders (upstream) meetings, presenting the technical work and conclusions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Keeps abreast of new and emerging technologies and applies leading technologies and technical best practice to maximise field performance.
• Recommends and provides technical justifications for the acquisition of new software and hardware related to geophysics domain.
• Contributes to regular management reports such as the weekly highlights, weekly action points, daily exploration well drilling reports, etc.
• Provides technical input and evaluation support relating to the award of contracts and supplier agreements for specialist geophysical services.
• Responsible for the receipt, QC, calibration & updating of corporate/exploration databases with data received from service providers, Group Companies and other third parties.
• Supports the development of technical skills and knowledge within the company by openly sharing technical knowledge and expertise with less experienced professionals and through involvement in the technical mentoring process.
• Undertakes additional duties commensurate with the overall responsibilities of the job, and that are within their competence, when required.

• Bachelor Degree in Geology or equivalent relevant degree
• 8 years of experience in Geology and in interpreting Seismic data to solve complex problems.
• Strong background in quantitative interpretation and reservoir geophysics and lead/participates in technical projects.
• Experience in planning and execution phases of seismic acquisition & processing projects.

Keyskills :
Seismic interpretation Mapping borehole seismic

About Company

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company or ADNOC is the state-owned oil company of the United Arab Emirates. It is the world's 12th largest oil company by production. As of 2021, the company has an oil production capacity exceeding 4 million b/d with plans to increase to 5 million bpd by 2030.