Role Title: Well Planning Geologist

Role Synopsis:

The Well Planning Geologist ensures that all wells are drilled safely, in compliance with regulations, and efficiently to meet defined objectives as per the Statement of Requirements (SOR) and the New Wells Common Process. This role requires effective collaboration and communication across Subsurface and Wells teams.

Key Accountabilities:

Well Planning:

• Support well planning activities and the creation of relevant NWD documents in line with BP’s Wells Common Process and Safety and Operational Risk standards.
• Collaborate with Renewal/Depletion Geoscientists to ensure well planning activities and documents meet target objectives and desired outcomes.
• Assist in the preparation of key documents, participate in meetings, and support decision-making processes (e.g., Well Concept Document, No Drilling Surprises meeting, well option selection, operational decision trees, and data acquisition program finalization).
• Help create pre-drill risk registers and ensure mitigation and contingency plans are in place for all geological risks.
• Support the construction of the SOR document, ensuring it includes well objectives, data acquisition, and relevant overburden characterization elements.
• Ensure appropriate resourcing of well-site geologists (both onshore and offshore) through active engagement with suppliers.
• Foster integration of well planning and operational activities through strong collaboration with key stakeholders, NWD, and Wells leadership.
• Assist in the preparation of the GOP, ensuring all relevant information is included.

Geological Operations:

• Participate in daily NWD/subsurface operations meetings.
• Contribute relevant interpretations during morning Wells rig calls as needed.
• Participate in subsurface hole section previews and reviews.
• Engage in LWOP and CWOP exercises.
• Provide support to the Operations Geologist, including daily ops calls and providing up-to-date information and offset data.
• Help interpret and select formation tops, casing, and core points per SOR and decision trees.
• Ensure efficient delivery of the data acquisition program, maintain data quality, and secure all sensitive subsurface data and well results.

Post Well:

• Support the completion of the EOW Report, ensuring it meets the New Wells Common Process expectations.
• Finalize and electronically capture all data in the corporate regional data store, and distribute hard copies to stakeholders.
• Document and share all post-well key learnings in PWR and appropriate NWD venues.
• Support root cause analysis for any NPT event related to subsurface operations (Orange category) and distribute learnings through appropriate channels.

Experience and Job Requirements:

• University Degree in Geology or a related subject.
• 8 to 15 years of relevant industry experience, primarily in a geological well planning environment. General knowledge of Operations Geology is an asset but not required.
• Essential experience in well planning and geological interpretation.
• Proficiency in geological, seismic, and petrophysical log interpretation and workstation skills; experience with Petrel and TechLog is highly desirable.
• Experience with deep water Gulf of Mexico exploration and development wells is highly desirable.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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