Geophysical Specialist

at  Cenertech Canada Ltd

CNOOC AND YOU

Your career at CNOOC is about moving forward – learning new skills, broadening experiences, and making meaningful contributions. From personal career development that enables you to fulfill your potential, to employee programs that help you make the most of work life balance.
We encourage and promote work-life balance by allowing you to participate in our Compressed Work Schedule (CWS) that will give you two Fridays off per month and flexible work hours.
In exchange for your dedicated work is a total rewards package that not only recognizes your contribution, but also provides for your family. We offer competitive Company-paid benefits that support your mental, physical and financial well-being! Including an annual Wellness Account, a generous paramedical allowance, and access to a team of Virtual Health Care professionals to guide you to the right medical resource. Save for your future by participating in our Pension plan and join our Savings Plan with Company-matching. We encourage you to further step up for your community by giving you two paid volunteer days, volunteer rewards and sports grants to support causes you are passionate about. Bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and the determination to fuel our success are what set us apart. Therefore, we are seeking a Geophysicist to join our growing team in Calgary, Alberta. This dynamic role will be instrumental in providing planning and execution support for geological operations in CNOOC Petroleum North America’s (CPNA) Long Lake and Kinosis assets. The candidate will responsible for providing geophysical support for Brownfield and Greenfield development programs and reservoir and production management support. The candidate will be required to collaborate with various functions within the subsurface and development teams.

• Independently map and interpret 2D and 3D seismic data from regional to prospect scale;
• Analyze, edit and tie wells to 2D and 3D seismic;
• Complete Rock Physics and AVO analysis to evaluate reservoir fluids and reservoir quality;
• Model seismic response with wells and generate seismic attributes to address reservoir and charge risks; Build seismic velocity models to convert time horizons to depth using seismic and well data
• Identify and analyze concepts & leads through integration of all available geological and geophysical data; Assess prospect merits by estimating probabilistic hydrocarbon resource and evaluating risk of source, charge, reservoir, trap, seal, and hydrocarbon preservation;
• Work closely with an integrated team of geoscientists to mature leads & concept to drillable prospects – design work and execution programs for prospect drill readiness;
• Recommend acquisition and/or purchase of geophysical data, including 2D and 3D seismic and potential fields data for regional assessment and prospect maturation;
• Work with contractors and CNOOC specialists to design, contract and execute geophysical acquisition programs and processing;
• Potential to act as a leader of small groups of technical personnel, or manage specific projects & evaluations if required;
• Present prospects to CNOOC’s Peer Review Team, Management and Partners with clear recommendations to acquire, drop, farm out, or test the prospect. These presentations often require International travel at short notice; Participation in Peer Reviews as required for prospects and block acquisition;
• Provide mentorship to more junior earth scientists.
• Key Core Competences
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• Technical/Operating Skills: Exceptional technical and operational knowledge, skills and experience to ensure performance at a high level;

• Initiative: Thinks critically and acts logically to evaluate situations and generates required steps to ensure success; Teamwork: Knowledge, skill and ability to work effectively with others to achieve optimal collective results; Leadership: Able to manage and lead a project or a small technical team. Able to communicate, and set goals, roles and responsibility. Previous leadership experience would be a plus;
• Communication: Ability to speak and write clearly and succinctly in a variety of settings and styles; ability to secure information, listen effectively and get messages across that have the desired effect;
• Adaptability/Managing Change: Ability to embrace new technologies, meet emerging market demands, respond effectively to changing conditions, apply continuous improvement techniques and create new business opportunities; Total Business Understanding: Knowledge and expertise in formulating competitive strategies with a clear understanding of key business drivers.