Job Title: Senior Geoscientist

Candidate Profile:
Qualifications: B.Sc (Minimum) and M.Sc (Preferred) in Geosciences
Experience: 10+ years

Job Description:
Collate, process and interpret all data from the Company’s Marginal field. Data includes seismic data, well data, test data and reports.

Correlate the wells and work with the geophysicist to tie them to seismic data, create regional, geological, (interpreted), cross sections and maps accordingly, correlate the major units across the block and identify facies changes and the likely setting for potential reservoirs, determine where potential source rocks, seals, reservoirs and traps are and map them

Perform detailed depositional setting analysis for the reservoirs in the block, perform petrophysical analysis on the wells in the block and provide petrophysical parameters for the reservoir engineer, determine oil migration and hydrodynamic history of the area and thus work out where the best oil and gas accumulations with the best oil fluid properties are likely to be found: the hydrodynamic histories are probably linked to the structural history which will also need to be looked at

Rank the prospects and determine the reserves for the purpose of identifying the most prospective drilling targets, prepare well programs and follow up with geological data gathering while drilling.

Responsibilities: Provide technically sound reports and feedback to company management on a regular basis, provide training and mentoring to junior staff

Other requirements: Fully competent in the use of geological modeling software. Should also have a basic knowledge of seismic interpretation software, experience working in an International environment to International oilfield standards. Excellent written and spoken English is also a prerequisite

Starting Date: December 2006

Duration: Fulltime, 3 month probation

Location: Lagos, Nigeria, travel to field will be required

Method of Applying: Please send your resume and application letters to geosciencerecruitment@yahoo.com within Two weeks of this publication. Subject: Senior Geoscientist. Qualified applicants will be contacted immediately.