Senior Staff Production Geophysicist

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Purpose is to:

The Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Shenzi offshore Australia Macedon Dev operated by BHP Billiton has an opening for a highly motivated Senior Staff Production Geophysicist. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing subsurface evaluations using 3D, and as needed 2D seismic. The successful candidate is expected to provide seismic reprocessing and well planning expertise to the Macedon team. . The Shenzi Macedon project is directly adjacent to the BHPB operated Pyrenees development. The Macedon gas development project in the future will encompasses field development activities, near-term production operations (gas injection), medium-term ongoing field development and potentially longer-term near-field Appraisal and Production engineering studies operations. As such, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing geophysical input and technical expertise over a broad spectrum of Petroleum Engineering field development related challenges.

Key Dimensions: Revenue - N/A EBIT - N/A Revenue Capital and operating budget - N/A Total Asset Value - N/A Annual Production - N/A Other Key Measures - Team & Functional KPIs Number of Employees (staff & contract) - N/A Member of - Shenzi Macedon Dev Team and Production Engineering Devel. Geoscience homeroom.

Key Relationships:

The candidate will work closely with the other Shenzi Macedon Production IPT and the Pyrenees IPT Engineers and the entire Shenzi subsurface team as well as the rest of the Shenzi IPT

Other Teams/Individuals/Agencies: Production Technology Manager and Engineering Functional Chiefs GTT and PGT Team (e.g. seismic reprocessing, velocity modeling, time-depth conversion, structural reconstruction etc.) Appraisal Team Gas Marketing Drilling and Completions team, Shallow hazards and Geological Operations and Production Operations teams Joint Venture partner Apaches Appropriate government agencies Dev and Production teams (e.g. Neptune, Mad Dog, Atlantis etc.) as required

Core Accountabilities:

This position reports to the Shenzi Subsurface Macedon Geoscience Manager Coordinator on the Shenzi Subsurface Team and is ultimately accountable to the Shenzi Project Director.

Key accountabilities will be to: Ensure compliance with Petroleum policies and standards. Interface with Macedon/Pyreness Geoscience and Subsurface Engineering teams and IPT team members on all subsurface related matters. Implement processes to improve workflow efficiency the reservoir surveillance and field operating performance To communicate with JV partners Apache and regulatory agencies bodies on technical issues and expedite their approvals, as necessary. Maintain knowledge base in completion and production technology and incorporate value-added technology into completion/production procedures, and technology planning/budgeting. Work with Global Petroleum Engineering Geoscience functional group to develop and ensure compliance to global standards. Develop and maintain networks and working relationships with key peers and colleagues in other asset teams (especially BHPB's Western Atwater Foldbelt Australia properties e.g. Pyreness) for proposes of information and ideas sharing Adhere to HSEC Policy and Management Standards Support HSEC initiatives and ensure compliance with the agreed HSEC procedures and practice of all activities in areas of discipline responsibility

Responsibilities: Conduct subsurface evaluations and mapping using seismic and well data. Assist with structural reconstruction, reservoir mapping, connectivity and characterization studies. Champion seismic acquisition, depth conversion and reprocessing efforts (e.g. contractor selection, improvements to imaging below diagenetic zones, velocity model construction, time-depth conversion etc.) Assist and take on lead authorship of field development reports and Well Design documents (BOWD's) as needed Lead well planning team(s) as needed. Interface with Shallow Hazards, Drilling and Well Operations teams as needed In collaboration with team, generate contingency plans for e.g. a.) seismic/hazards acquisition operations b.) well activities and sidetrack options b.) SIMOPS events and c.) wellbore geophysical and other wellbore data acquisition. Monitor seismic acquisition, processing and as required well operations and develop operational "look-aheads" to facilitate contingency planning and adequate resourcing allocation Utilize decision analysis techniques to evaluate decisions and value of information. Ensure that all seismic and geophysical-related well data is accurately housed in the appropriate project and corporate databases and prepared for efficient handover Liaison and coordinate with other teams, in-house specialists, contractors and consultants. Engage and monitor work by specialists and specialist contractors as and when needed Help communicate the team's technical results, conclusions and recommendations to joint venture partner and BHP Billiton staff in both formal and informal forums. Coordinate with Regulatory/Land/Contracts team to ensure required permits and submittals are properly filed. The Macedon Senior Geophysicist may be required to assist with mapping and conducting subsurface evaluations for other Western Australia and BHPB development projects (e.g. Thebe, Scarborough etc.)

Competencies:

Leadership

The candidate must be able to take a lead technical role in specific projects but also be comfortable with working in a modern non-hierarchical environment. The position requires that the candidate be comfortable making sound decisions and recommendations to the Geoscience, Drilling, Operations, Marketing and Subsurface Engineering teams and the Macedon IPT (sometimes with incomplete or imprecise information). The position requires that the candidate take a pro-active approach toward problem solving and be action-oriented.

Interpersonal

The candidate will be able to work well in a multi-discipline team. The person should be a strong team player with excellent interpersonal, and communication / influencing skills. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate good multi-disciplinary collaboration skills.

The candidate must demonstrate decision influencing skills, with both in-house staff teams and JV partner(s) in formal and informal settings.

Business Awareness

The candidate must be action oriented and consistently deliver results and meet stated deadlines.

The candidate must adhere to the BHP Billiton Corporate Guide to Business conduct

Experience and technical competencies

The candidate should have 5-8 years or more of relevant experience in the upstream petroleum industry. Experience familiarity with operated Deepwater Geophysical workstation mapping techniques and workflows is required, producing fields is essential.

Experience with the following is beneficial:

Production monitoring, optimization, short-term forecasting and production operations, including: Well nodal analysis and integrated asset modelling, inc. artificial lift. Demonstrated technical writing skills 3D seismic acquisition (streamer and OBS) Well Integrity Reservoir connectivity studies Practical experience with 3D and 2D seismic reprocessing projects Offshore Drilling Operations Production metering & allocation experience with Gulf of Mexico deepwater completion design, conceptual through to production (life cycle performance) including: Sand prediction, sandface completion technologies and associated reliability and production performance New technology, smart well equipment water injection wells, sub sea systems Flow assurance, scale prediction and control, producer well and water injector stimulation and well intervention techniques The ability to provide technical direction to in-house staff and consultants Good technical communicator (written & spoken)

Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree in relevant engineering or geoscience discipline



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