Senior Exploration Geoscientist - Houston

January 6th, 2009 by confabee-jobs-usa-2 | Filed under Engineering & Technology, Oil and Gas.

Job ID: U13743

Location: , ,

Research, development and the deployment of technology for Shell’s global and production businesses is managed by Shell’s technology division of Shell International and Production (SIEP). Two companies, one based in The Netherlands and the other in the , work together to provide a wide range of products and services to Shell companies in the sector.
For more than 80 years, Shell’s EP business has had central laboratories in each location to ensure that knowledge is gathered and shared among all Shell’s Operating Companies. Shell’s EP research center, Bellaire Technology Center, is one of the main technology centers for Shell globally, with other EP technology centers in and New Orleans in the U.S. In-house R&D is supported by partnerships with external companies to maintain Shell’s leading edge technology for supply to Shell companies as well as the open market.
Shell International and Production Inc. is currently seeking a Senior for their , location.

Responsibilities:

Purpose
The EPX-N Basin Framework Team in is tasked with identifying, evaluating and helping deliver new, material growth opportunities for EPX, EPB and occasionally GP and SURE. These represent vital portfolio renewal activities as part of the strategy to replace reserves and maintain/grow Shell’s production.
Working with the Global Community, and their regional leaders, provides excellent opportunities for personal development, and for further developing personal networks, and an appreciation of EP business needs and priorities. Project leadership responsibility in typical EPX-N project teams can involve coordination and management of up to 15 members/contributors from a variety of discipline and organizational backgrounds.
EPX-N offers:

  • An unparalleled opportunity to gain a broad range of experience in a variety of basins and both conventional and unconventional global play types, and within different business challenges
  • Possibilities to have a major impact on business decisions, highly visible at Group level, linkage to the possible future of Shell EP business, as well as exposure to other parts of the SIEP organization in both research and business
  • The chance to work with experts in every discipline from within EPX and EPT at the same location
  • Opportunities to learn and employ the latest technologies, and to produce a high standard of technical work with complete focus
Responsibilities
As Senior in the EPX-N Basin Framework Team:
  • Participate and lead in Opportunity Evaluation projects, working within a multidisciplinary setting and delivering high quality assessments of the sub-surface together with the value and risks of the Opportunity
  • The EPX-N Basin Framework Team also has the responsibility to help build and deploy Shell’s Regional Evaluation capability through active engagement in basin/play level analysis in both the new venture and held asset environments
  • The EPX-N Basin Framework Team is also expected to define and maintain standards in Play-based (PBE) techniques and tools, building upon the successful capability improvement work done in 2006 (all senior team members have been and continue to be involved in this effort)
Key Accountabilities
  • Involved in independent evaluations, where relevant, building the Regional Knowledge Bases (including vitally important external links with partners, institutes and consultants) in a focus area to support opportunity assessments, and to proactively generate or identify new material opportunities for Shell
  • Primary role will be to apply best practice methods of evaluations to provide play-based assessments, opportunity evaluations and the identification of new material plays, leading to informed, timely, and actionable recommendations, for major investments
  • Report directly to the appropriate EPX project leaders and/or the Business Opportunity Managers (BOMs) on all project-related issues and will also be expected to take a leading role in knowledge sharing, coaching and formal PBE training within the global community and their teams
  • Practice/apply personal creativity, effective project management, stakeholder relations, and delivery of quality products
  • Appropriate content knowledge (skills, analogues and explorers track record & language skills) will be an advantage in the selection process

Requirements:

  • Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
  • Skill/Mastery level in at least one of the following core discipline areas: Seismic Interpretation, Structural Geology, Regional Geology or Stratigraphy, with an excellent understanding of the others
  • Solid experience in an OU / NBD environment, including involvement in the formulation, construction and execution of regional studies, play-based assessments, opportunity evaluations, farmins, licence rounds, and a proven ability to identify and defend new plays in a multitude of different depositional and petroleum systems
  • Familiarity with all key tools (BPA, PlayCraft, etc)
Additional Requirements

  • Ability to work to a high level of technical competence, often under severe time constraints, and within a constantly changing business environment
  • An established understanding and appreciation of the contribution made by other disciplines in a study team and maintaining an overview of the business needs is also required
  • The New Ventures business environment is highly competitive and the ability to generate differentiated, attractive opportunities that go beyond the commodity-level understanding can be a strong enabler to winning
The Shell Group offers an outstanding benefits package. In order to be considered for this position, you must complete an online candidate profile at www.shell.com/careers. No phone inquiries will be accepted.

Application Deadline: Monday 12 January 2009

Number of Vacancies: 3


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