Senior Geologist

We are seeking an experienced Senior or Staff Geologist to join our Reservoir Characterization Team in the Permian Basin. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for basin-wide mapping and characterization work, as well as supporting integrated multidisciplinary subsurface projects.

The successful candidate will have experience working unconventional reservoirs and a solid background in clastic and carbonate deepwater deposition, structural geology, seismic interpretation, core data integration, and petrophysics. You will be responsible for collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across the Permian organization, knowledge sharing, and maintaining strong communication with global counterparts.

• Building and maintaining zone-based Regional Earth Models in Petrel
• Integration of multiple types of geologic data into output products
• Performing geologic analysis, including mapping key horizons, fault interpretation, log correlations, formation top prediction, identifying drilling hazards, etc.
• Supporting secondary and emerging target evaluations, ranking, and subsequent recommendation to upper management
• Creating, updating, and ranking geologically similar areas (GSAs) and Play Fairway outlines using key geologic maps and other data
• Leading and/or supporting additional projects, such as A&D efforts, competitor analysis, and special technical studies
• Mentoring less experienced staff, including interns and new hires
• Building clear and impactful presentations to communicate progress and results to leadership at all levels
• Working closely with teams, such as Operated by Others, Business Development, and the Asset Teams, to provide regional 2D maps of key geological parameters
• Identifying geologic data quality issues and working to correct them

• Master's degree or higher in Geoscience, Geophysics, or Geology or foreign equivalent
• 7 or more years of geoscience experience in the oil and gas industry

• 1 or more years of experience in unconventional resource plays
• Experience with multidisciplinary integration at various geologic scales
• Proficiency in characterizing clastic-, carbonate-, and mudrock-dominated deepwater systems
• Experience working projects with reservoir engineers, data scientists, geophysicists, and petrophysicists
• Proven record of effective collaboration and influence across different teams/organizations

We offer a highly qualified group of geoscience professionals, including other geoscientists and geoscience analysts, as well as geophysicists, petrophysicists, and data scientists on the asset teams and the Integrated Geoscience team. You may be eligible for the voluntary hybrid office work (HOW) program that is designed to provide employees with flexibility while maintaining the advantages of in-person engagement.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates. ConocoPhillips is a global oil and gas company with thousands of people challenged with an important job - to safely find and deliver energy for the world.