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With operations in Texas and Louisiana, our US onshore business has become both a premier oil and gas producer and a leader in reducing methane emissions.\nAs part of BP, a global industry leader, we foster a high-energy, high-intensity environment built on accountability, collegiality, innovation, and empowerment. At bpx, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment where collaboration, continuous improvement, and inclusion are valued.\nDiscover your place with us and help our business meet the challenges of reimagining and reinventing the future of energy.\nRole Synopsis\nThe Senior Development Geoscientist is a member of the Permian Development team within bpx Energy supporting a multi-rig program. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 5 years of industry experience including operations, development/evaluation planning, well planning, detailed mapping, and play assessment. Capabilities should include integration of reservoir and geological/geophysical/geomechanical/geochemical data to high-grade development opportunities.\nKey Accountabilities:\nDevelopment Planning in support of multi-rig program including subsurface attribute mapping, oil and gas portfolio high grading, well placement/target zone recommendations, and competitor well performance assessment\nGeological support of operations including communicating with third-party geo-steerers, mudlogging vendors, rig personnel, and drilling personnel; integration of geological and geophysical data; supporting correlation of drilling events with subsurface anomalies/features\nWell Planning to include pre-spud assessment with geo-hazards identification and mitigation, offset drilling events correlation, subsurface anomaly flagging, target window protocol, survey frequency protocol, data acquisition program, and tool failure protocol\nAssessment of drilling, completions, and production performance by integrating geological, geophysical, geochemical, geomechanical, and reservoir properties to understand performance drivers and ensure repeatability of successful results\nCollaborate with more experienced geologists to identify optimization opportunities and appraisal strategies that increase hydrocarbon reserves and production output, optimize future well placement and spacing and targeting in planned wells to maximize field value\nSupport post-well reviews and continuous improvement workflows\nContribute to standardization efforts (templates, checklists, best practices) across programs\nClose collaboration with multiple other disciplines (Subsurface Technology, Land, Reservoir, Drilling, Completions, Regulatory, Facilities, Finance, Legal, etc.) for planning and delivery of program in compliance with business rules.\nClear communication of key findings and recommendations\nEssential Experience and Education:\nMaster of Science in Geology or related field\nPersonal commitment to health, safety, environment, laws, regulations, and ethics and compliance principles\nMinimum of 5 years industry experience in unconventional reservoirs\nExperience mapping /interpretation, play assessment, evaluation planning, petrophysics interpretation, exploration, data analytics, project management, operational execution\nDemonstrated ability to understand and analyze complex issues, make data-based decisions, and using analytics where possible, to identify alternatives and select an appropriate course of action to achieve desired outcome\nOperations and/or geosteering experience\nFamiliarity with reservoir, drilling, and completions engineering\nDemonstrated use of IMPACT principles:\nI - Innovation: Learns from new ideas and applies solutions to add value.\nM - Motivated: Overcomes obstacles with an intense desire to succeed.\nP - Performance Driven: Makes value-based decisions involving measured risk to deliver business objectives.\nA - Accountable: Takes responsibility and ownership of business performance.\nC - Collaborative: Shares knowledge and works together for the good of BPX.\nT - Trustworthy: Keeps commitments, listens to others and authentically supports change necessary to achieve our Path to Premier.\nStrong business acumen and data-based decision making\nDemonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in fast paced environment\nForward-looking thinker who actively seeks opportunities and solutions\nExpertise with geoscience interpretation software (Petrel preferred)\nExperience with geo-steering software (StarSteer preferred)\nDesirable Criteria\nTraining or hands-on experience in data visualization software (Power BI preferred)Training of hands-on experience with database web applications (Enverus preferred)Training or hands-on experience in data analytics\nCompensation & Benefits\nHow much do we pay (Base)?\n$167,000-$196,000\nNote that the pay range listed for this position is a good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.\nWe offer a reward and wellbeing package designed to support your life both inside and outside of work. Benefits may include:\nMedical, dental, and vision insurance\nPaid time off\nDiscretionary annual bonus program\nLong-term incentive program\n401(k) matching program\nLegal authorization requirements:\nMust be legally authorized to work full-time in the United States for any employer other than your current employer\nMust not require sponsorship now or in the future for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.)\nWe will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other employment benefits and privileges. 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