JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood is recruiting for a Development Geoscientist to join its UAE Business Unit focusing on coordinating multi-functional team in developing and maintaining drilling rig schedule for a Major Onshore Brownfield Project in Dubai, UAE on 5/2 work schedule.

This role is a full-time onsite role in Dubai, UAE with travel requirement.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is recruiting for a Development Geoscientist to join its UAE Business Unit focusing on coordinating multi-functional team in developing and maintaining drilling rig schedule for a Major Onshore Brownfield Project in Dubai, UAE on 5/2 work schedule.

This role is a full-time onsite role in Dubai, UAE with travel requirement.

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The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Development Geoscientist to join our UAE Business Unit.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood has been awarded a general engineering contract to support an International Client operator to deliver a portfolio of onshore capital projects by provision of engineering and project management services (including EPC contract management), as well as Supply Chain, Construction and Commissioning support from Wood Iraq and UAE offices.

Projects include both Greenfield and Brownfield modification projects and integrating low-carbon solutions to support our client's energy transition and emissions reduction goals.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment.
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover
• The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years' services of our employees at 5-year service milestones

Key Objectives

• Coordinate multi-functional team in developing and maintaining drilling rig schedule on a weekly basis to generate well paths consistent with contractual drilling specifications to achieve wellbore objectives.
• Preparation of pre-drill documents including detailed drillwell prognosis charts and formation evaluation program
• Conduct detailed real-time log correlations of actively drilling deviated and horizontal wells to ensure stratigraphic intervals are properly identified and well trajectories are adjusted as needed
• Liaison between well-site geologists and office team at all stages of drilling projects. Attend drilling rig calls and meetings
• Ensure all aspects of well-site geological operations are properly undertaken to ensure drillwell objectives are safely met
• Ensure geological well data are compiled in a timely manner, properly distributed, and placed in appropriate digital well files
• Used updated Geological Model & interface with RE team for drilling opportunity and recommend perforation for well completion program; using well correlation, facies & properties map, updated historical production, PLT & RST
• Integrate geological and surveillance production data to generate drilling and workover opportunities (artificial lift proposal & water shutoff)
• Prepare new well and special workover post analysis
• Observe well performance and recommend optimization program to increase oil production and water cut control in production
• Contribute to future appraisal and data acquisition planning for undeveloped reservoirs (drilling locations, major uncertainties, data requirements)
• Mentor Iraq staff on Geologic concepts, geophysics and geomodel interrogation

QUALIFICATIONS

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Expected:

• Master's degree or equivalent in geological sciences.
• 15+ yrs work experience in Petroleum Geology and Geophysics.
• Carbonate geology/geophysics background highly preferred
• Previously conducted integrated field and reservoir studies working closely with geophysicists, petrophysicists, reservoir engineers, and drilling.

Skills:

• Advanced Petroleum Engineering skills for Geologist
• Communication and interpersonal skills; fluency in written and spoken English
• Strong presentation skills
• Experience mentoring less experienced staff.
• Previous experience in mature producing fields
• Knowledge of carbonate sequence stratigraphy and advanced reservoir characterization concepts
• Familiar in well completion and workover geology and production support.

Systems:

• Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint
• Strong Petrel Geophysics and model interrogation experience
• Petrophysics: experience in log analysis Techlog software.

ABOUT US

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.