Geologist at Ralds and Agate Limited

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 the company’s assets.
• 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
• Team-oriented and collaborative
• Safety-conscious and accountable.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified. 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@raldsandagate.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
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