Petroleum Exploration Geoscientist

4 weeks ago


Houston, Texas, United States Magnolia Oil Full time
Job Summary

The Exploration Geoscientist will be a key member of the integrated team at Magnolia Oil, responsible for expanding the company's asset base through exploration. This role requires a strong understanding of geological, geophysical, and market research principles to develop a portfolio of exploration and redevelopment opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide input on the overall direction and focus of the exploration team.
  • Utilize well logs, core, seismic, completion, and production data to identify a portfolio of exploration opportunities.
  • Develop geoscience products, such as maps, cross sections, and geologic models, to characterize and describe the risk associated with each prospect's petroleum system elements.
  • Identify and propose data collection projects, including data acquisition or purchases.
  • Work with the geoscience team and reservoir engineer to assess the viability of positive economic outcomes for each prospect or opportunity and rank them.
  • Provide guidance on data processing needs, such as log analysis, petrophysical model development, or oversight of core/cuttings preparation and analysis.
  • Occasionally support the business development team with asset evaluations.
  • Provide input on seismic data acquisition and processing needs.
  • Participate in the execution of exploration wells by providing geologic inputs to the well planning process, operations support, and potentially overseeing geologic data acquisition projects such as logging or coring.
  • Have working knowledge of the latest drilling/completion practices, technology, and related costs to help leverage in exploration evaluations and ranking.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Geology or a related field of study, required.
  • Master's degree in Geology or a related field of study, preferred.
  • 15+ years of experience in petroleum exploration, preferred.
  • Proficient in standard interpretation software such as Kingdom, Transform, or equivalent.
  • Practical understanding of petroleum economics and value of information exercises.
  • Proficient in the use of seismic data.
  • Extensive Gulf Coast Trend experience highly desired.

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