What are the responsibilities and job description for the Geophysicist position at Permian Resources?
Permian Resources (NYSE: PR) is currently seeking an individual to fill the role of Geophysicist in the corporate headquarters in Midland, TX. This role will report to the VP of Geosciences will provide geophysical support to the operations and asset teams of PR’s New Mexico and Texas based assets. The ideal candidate will have strong technical and communication skills and be able to contribute his/her expertise while working on multi-disciplinary team in a fast-paced environment.
General Responsibilities Include:
- Provide 2D and 3D seismic interpretation from basin to field level and utilize these interpretations to provide critical feedback on asset development planning, drilling operations/geosteering and completions.
- Calculate seismic attributes (eg. coherency, acoustic impedance, ant tracks, spectral decomposition, etc.) and provide interpretations of these attributes to assist the asset and operations teams with project planning, target delineation, wellbore execution and completions planning.
- Create or manage the creation of prestack/poststack data inversions and depth migrations.
- Provide interpretations of rock mechanical properties and subsurface stress
- Provide support for microseismic data acquisition and interpretation.
- Provide geophysical interpretations for acquisitions and divestitures.
- Manage 3rd party vendors on seismic data acquisition and data processing projects.
- Monitor induced seismicity trends in the Permian Basin and provide risk-assessment feedback related to this data.
Knowledge and Skills Include:
- Understanding of seismic acquisition and advanced processing techniques (eg, Least Squares Imaging) of a variety of seismic datasets (WAZ, NAZ, FAZ)
- Familiarity with seismic databases and ability to help maintain them.
- Ability to effectively communicate complex geophysical topics to non-technical audiences.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to make technically and economically sound recommendations with incomplete information.
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to manage multiple assignments concurrently and meet critical deadlines.
- Must be a team player with strong interpersonal skills with experience working in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
Qualifications
- Minimum Master’s degree in Geophysics preferred
- Minimum 3 years’ oil and gas experience required.
- Proficiency in Kingdom or Petrel software preferred.
- Ability to relocate to Midland, Tx