Unconventional Operations Geologist

5w1 month ago

ExxonMobil

Spring, US · Full-time · $130,000 – $180,000

About this role

The Unconventional Operations Geologist integrates drilling, injection, completions, and geoscience data to optimize casing design and improve lateral drilling and completions efficiency for assigned wells. This role is central to ensuring safe and efficient well delivery in ExxonMobil's upstream business.

Day-to-day, you will deliver technical recommendations through collaborative pre-drill workshops and detailed pre-drill documentation. You will use log data such as ROP, GR, and MSE along with learnings from offset horizontal wells and Wellbore Stability Models to make precise casing point and well placement recommendations that improve ROP and reduce non-productive time.

You will work closely with drilling engineers to determine optimal casing design, and with the business unit Development Geologist to ensure target windows exclude drilling hazards. The position also provides execution-phase support to geosteering specialists and drilling engineers to help ensure safe and efficient well delivery.

ExxonMobil’s state-of-the-art campus north of Houston in Spring, Texas, brings global functional groups together to foster improved collaboration, creativity, and innovation. The campus was designed to the highest standards of energy efficiency and environmental stewardship, providing employees with the tools and capabilities needed to achieve business objectives.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to energy innovations that advance modern living while reducing emissions, and to be part of a unique, diverse workforce at one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies.

Requirements

Strong background in earth sciences with experience integrating drilling, completions, and geoscience data.
Proficiency in analyzing log data including ROP, GR, and MSE for well placement decisions.
Experience with horizontal well drilling, geosteering, and completions in unconventional reservoirs.
Familiarity with Wellbore Stability Models and their application to casing point optimization.
Ability to collaborate effectively with drilling engineers and development geologists in a team-based environment.
Proven track record of making data-driven recommendations to reduce non-productive time and improve drilling efficiency.
Experience with pre-drill planning and post-well analysis in an operations geology setting.

Responsibilities

Integrate drilling, injection, completions, and geoscience data to optimize casing design and improve lateral drilling and completions efficiency.
Deliver technical recommendations through collaborative pre-drill workshops and detailed pre-drill documentation.
Provide execution-phase support to geosteering specialists and drilling engineers to ensure safe and efficient well delivery.
Use log data (e.g., ROP, GR, MSE) and learnings from offset horizontal wells, along with Wellbore Stability Models, to make precise casing point and well placement recommendations.
Collaborate with drilling engineers to determine optimal casing design for assigned wells.
Collaborate with the business unit Development Geologist to ensure target windows exclude drilling hazards and make recommendations to improve ROP, reduce non-productive time, and mitigate hole problems.

Benefits

Work at ExxonMobil's state-of-the-art campus on 385 wooded acres in Spring, Texas, designed for energy efficiency and environmental stewardship.
Access to cutting-edge tools and capabilities needed to achieve business objectives and accelerate discovery of new resources and technologies.
Be part of a global workforce driving innovations in energy, chemicals, lubricants, and lower-emissions technologies.
Collaborate with global functional groups in a facility designed to foster improved collaboration, creativity, and innovation.
Opportunity to contribute to society’s evolving needs through sustainable solutions and energy leadership.