Abandonment Operations Geologist Lead

Location:

Aberdeen (AB15) – Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

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Other Industries & Skills:

Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry

Advertiser:

Apache Corporation

Job ID:

131436855

Posted On:

20 December 2024

Specific Responsibilities

The Abandonment Operations Geologist Lead for Apache Corporation will be a member of Apache’s Geoscience team at the company’s Aberdeen office reporting to the Operations Geologist Manager within the Function, and the Geoscience Manager from an Asset perspective. This position shall lead the well subsurface abandonment designs in support of Apache’s well abandonment program.

Key Accountabilities 

-Lead the well subsurface abandonment designs in support of Apache’s well abandonment program.
-Develop and maintain appropriate workflows to ensure effective subsurface delivery.
-Plan, track and report on subsurface abandonment design progress. Ensure sufficient lead time over well engineering and execution.
-Co-ordination of contractors and vendor support to ensure delivery of the well subsurface basis of designs.
-Delivery of subsurface basis of designs which form the geologic basis for use by the well engineer to design the well abandonment.
-Collation of geologic and reservoir input data in support of abandonment evaluation.
-Interpretation of formation top and base markers.
-Determine zones of flow potential in conjunction with the Petrophysicist.
-Act as focal point between functions such as the Drilling & Completions and Reservoir Engineering teams.
-Determination of fluid, fracture and overburden gradients and abandonment windows.
-Lead the evaluation of crossflow potential between wells and permeable zones through a plumbing diagram.
-Determine shallow gas risk and mitigation.
-Co-ordination of subsurface well abandonment evaluations on a per well and field basis.
-Provision of geological support and input to well abandonment engineering. 
-Provision of geological support during abandonment execution. 
-Provision of daily reports as required.
-Plan and execute logging, sampling and analysis operations as required.
-Assist with the completion of abandonment reports as required. 
-Capture subsurface lessons learned and subsurface hazards to improve future performance.
-Lead optimisation initiatives.
-Engage with industry and regulatory bodies regarding best practices and guidelines.
-Assist with special studies such as shale annular barriers, sustained annular pressure and planning and execution of site surveys as required.
 

Heath, Safety & Environmental

-Contribute to the prevention of Major Accidents by complying with commitments made in Apache Corporate Major Accident Prevention Policy.
-Visible commitment to management of Process Safety by delivering against PSM Framework expectations relevant to role.
-Comply with Apache EH&S Standards, management system requirements and applicable regulations
 

Designated Emergency Response Role (s)

-Provide emergency response support as required by the company
 
 

Qualifications & Experience

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:

-Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Geology or Petrophysics.
-Significant experience of offshore drilling operations.
-Significant experience of North Sea geological operations including regional geology, hazards identification and risk mitigation, Geophysical data and well logs 
-interpretation including CBL/USIT.
-Have experience of leading and mentoring junior team members.
-Demonstrable experience of well abandonment planning and operations.
-Comprehensive understanding of UKCS well abandonment guidelines and common practice.
-Software: competent user of Geologix GEO, Petrel and MS applications. Working knowledge of IP also preferable.
-Familiar with seismic interpretation techniques.

Competencies

The successful candidate will lead by example through successfully demonstrating the following:

-Core Competencies

-Communication: Writes, speaks, and presents information effectively and persuasively across communication setting;
-Results: Pursues work with energy, drive, and results orientation to positively impact Apache’s business success;
-Collaboration: Works in partnership with others and encourages different perspectives, while building and maintaining trust; and
-Culture: Willingness and ability to align one’s behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of Apache.

-Leadership Competencies

-Servant Leadership: Inspires and enables performance excellence through feedback, empathy, development and empowerment;
-Strategic Mindset: Applies business acumen to see the big picture, understand business issues, and exhibit financial stewardship;
-Change Leadership: Inspires change by challenging the status quo, generating support, and executing improvement projects to achieve business outcomes; and
-Leading Effective Teams: Enables performance excellence through effective structure, delegation, and motivation.

Company Overview

Our primary product is energy, and where there is affordable, abundant energy, people are given greater opportunities to elevate their families to higher standards of living. We are committed to providing oil and natural gas in more innovative and sustainable ways to help meet the world’s energy needs.

Apache Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA). Apache and other affiliated subsidiaries have operations in the United States, Egypt and the United Kingdom’s North Sea and exploration opportunities offshore Suriname and elsewhere.

For additional information about APA Corporation, : apacorp.

Apache Statement on Hiring

To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to base all employment-related decisions and actions exclusively on employment-related criteria. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to provide broad dissemination of job opportunities, as consistent with the nature of the positions. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to review its employment-related policies and actions on a regular basis to ensure that their application is consistent with their intent.

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