Ralds & Agate (R&A) is an Organizational Effectiveness Firm focused on providing People and Process related solutions to businesses, communities and organizations within and outside Africa. We bring to the table a versatile & cumulative business and professional experience of over 4 decades. Multifaceted industry experience across Oil & Gas, Research & Technology, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Financial services etc.We work to support C suite clients to ensure that they derive value from their very valuable asset: their Employees. We are focused and committed towards building partnerships and mutually beneficial long term relationships with our clients.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Geologist
Location: Rivers
Employment Type: Full-time
Mission / Purpose of the Job
The Geologist is responsible for the interpretation, integration, and modeling of subsurface geological data to support field development planning, drilling, completions, and reservoir management activities.
The role focuses on building and maintaining high-quality static reservoir models, evaluating geological uncertainties, and providing continuous field life updates to maximize hydrocarbon recovery while ensuring technical integrity, safety, and alignment with business objectives.
Job Responsibilities
Build and update static earth and reservoir models, as essential requirements for well planning, field development activities, planning & monitoring operational activities across company’s asset.
Input to geological projects and studies and integrate study results into field development models.
Perform model building and uncertainty modelling to ensure consistent models are fit for purpose for Well re-entry plans, well intervention plans, Exploration and development drilling, and is essential for Full Field Development planning.
Primary Liaison with Senior Reservoir engineer to ensure proper links between static model and dynamic model work as well work and drilling progress.
Provide critical input to field data gathering and reservoir monitoring program.
Present results internally to management and externally to partners (government and other third parties). And liaise with partners to resolve technical issues.
Development and evaluation of STOG opportunities and activities towards incremental production.
Help build and maintain accurate and comprehensive databases of data gathered in conjunction with Geoscience team members.
Evaluate and communicate geological uncertainties feeding into additional data acquisition plans and capture in uncertainty analysis and reservoir modelling.
Prepare supporting documentation on infill or further development drilling opportunities, including budgets, presentations, well proposals, well AFE's and well diaries as required.
Align technical activities with business objectives to ensure timely delivery of fit for purpose solutions.
Reinforce best practices in Geomodeling techniques and Petrel workflows in the subsurface/Geoscience team.
Job Specifications: Minimum & Preferred Requirements
Education / Business Degree:
Bachelor’s Degree in Geology, Geophysics, or Petroleum Geoscience.
Master’s Degree in a relevant discipline is an added advantage.
Work Experience:
Minimum of 8 years’ experience in production geoscience, geomodeling, or static modeling within the oil and gas industry.
Advanced Knowledge of industry specific G&G software (Petrel, Kingdom, Decision Space, etc).
Experience in data integration across the Geological and Geophysical Environment.
Competencies, Skills & Attributes
Knowledge:
Expert knowledge of seismic and well log interpretation.
Strong understanding of reservoir geology, stratigraphy, structural geology, and sedimentology.
Advanced knowledge of static reservoir modeling, uncertainty analysis, and volumetrics.
Familiarity with production geoscience workflows and reservoir monitoring techniques.
Knowledge of drilling operations and subsurface risk evaluation.
Skills:
Static earth and reservoir modeling
Seismic and log interpretation
Volumetric analysis and uncertainty modeling
Petrel, Kingdom, DecisionSpace, and related G&G software
Data integration and database management
Technical reporting and presentations
Cross-disciplinary collaboration
Risk assessment and decision support.
Behavioral Attributes:
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
High attention to detail
Sound technical judgment and decision-making ability
Proactive and results-driven mindset
Effective communication and stakeholder engagement