Senior Geophysicist - Major Oil and Gas Pipeline Company / Canada

We are a leading global technical recruitment company providing professional contract and permanent staff to a diverse world-wide client base within the oil & gas Industry. Our client, a major oil and gas pipeline company, is currently seeking a Senior Geophysicist based in Calgary, AB.

Specific responsibilities will include:

• As part of the operations team, provide geophysical support from the planning to the successful execution of multi-pad drill programs for unconventional resource plays (include on call and geosteering responsibilities).
• Apply both standard and advanced geophysical techniques suitable for unconventional tight sand plays to perform complex reservoir characterization, identify sweet spots, select well locations, maximize well productivity and monitor completions
• Create and interpret multiple attributes from 2D & 3D seismic and inversion products to predict stratigraphic and structural variations (integration with geological maps) along with rock properties, geo-mechanical properties and other relevant subsurface variations
• Evaluate land sales, acquisitions & divestment candidates
• Provide geophysical support to engineering and production operation initiatives

Must Have Skills:

• B.Sc. or higher in Geophysics
• Be registered, or willing to register, with APEGA is required
• Minimum 12 years of upstream oil and gas experience
• Knowledge of petroleum geology and exploration principles from basin analysis to prospect definition
• Knowledge of Rock Mechanics
• Knowledge with Structural Interpretation
• Understanding of project risk and decision analysis
• Understanding of geologic mapping integration to develop comprehensive structure maps
• Working knowledge of Petrel
• Proficient in Seisware, Geosyn, Microsoft Office, Accumap, Wellview, and the ability to work with and learn to use a variety of geological software
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to work, as a professional, in a well-established multi-disciplinary team environment. Good teamwork skills are essential
• Excellent organizational skills to handle a wide variety of tasks in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• A willingness and commitment to maintain documentation of interpretive and operational results.