Petroleum Geochemist

Job Title: Petroleum Geochemist

Official Job Title: Petroleum Systems Analyst

Job Location: London, Sunbury-on-Thames

Contract Length: 12 Months

Working Hours: 8 per day/ 40 per week

Engagement via an umbrella company only

Role Overview:
A temporary role exists to provide a broad range of Petroleum Systems Analysis skills to BP’s global business. Experience of organic geochemistry, especially as it relates to well planning and operations, is essential. Experience of basin modelling, for charge access, fluid property prediction, seal effectiveness assessment and pore pressure prediction, is essential. For preference the role would be full-time and based in BP’s office in Sunbury-on-Thames.

The role will report to the Geology Discipline Leader for Petroleum Systems, the individual will be expected to follow the relevant BP internal workflows and processes. The contractor will work closely with other Petroleum Systems Analysts in the Sunbury and Aberdeen offices and will ensure work is peer assisted/ reviewed as needed.

What you will do:
The work is likely to be quite varied and could include the following. For these reasons we require a candidate with a broad skillset and extensive industry experience. Experienced people are likely to have worked across the value chain, but they may have stronger skills and experience in some areas than others.

Renewal: the application of Petroleum Systems Analysis for basin access, and the assessment of petroleum charge and seal effectiveness risk for prospects.
Appraisal / Development: Describing the distribution and properties of the fluid across the field. Detection of compartmentalisation and assessment of fluid quality.
Production: Fluid surveillance (time lapse geochemistry) and production allocation.
New-Well Delivery: Pre-drill prediction of pressure, temperature and fluids-related HSSE hazards, such as gaseous hydrogen sulphide.

What you will have:
University Degree in Geology or related subject
5-10 years of relevant industry experience, including some in an Exploration and geological well planning environment.
Essential industry experience in the areas of Petroleum Systems Analysis, organic geochemistry and basin modelling.
Interpretation of mudgas and isotube data, experience of planning, delivering and interpreting analytical geochemistry programs for wells is essential.
Proficiency in the concepts and application of 1D, 2D and 3D Basin Modeling software. Experience of Petromod and Zetaware basin modelling tools is essential.
Coding skills and experience of Data Analytics would be an advantage.
Strong written and verbal communication skills
The individual needs to have a collaborative team-first mentality, be self-motivated, with a strong ability to integrate across disciplines
Strong commitment to Health, Safety and Environment

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.