Operations Geologist Job Vacancy

Job Title: Senior Operations Geologist
Department: Petroleum Engineering Operations and Production
Location: Kampala

Job: Purpose: To supervise the planning and implementation of subsurface geology operations including well planning, data management and reporting.

Responsibilities:
• Prepare well proposals, with technical input to drilling programs and risk assessments – as well as finalizing them for submission.
• Ensure well proposals, other operations and geology reports are submitted in a timely manner to relevant regulatory agencies.
• Provide pore pressure prediction support for well proposals and drilling programs as well as prepare end of well and completions reports.
• Coordinate contract wash up meetings on wire line logging, LWD logging and mud logging.
• Coordinate data transfer requirements to government and other relevant partners.
• Build national team capability by coaching and mentoring to junior operations geology staff as well as participating in their recruitment process.
• Supervise and manage the performance of the Uganda Operations Geology team.

Experience and Education:
• Minimum 10 years experience in Oil and Gas Operations Geology with specific experience in planning and preparation of well proposals, risk assessments and will data management including mud and wire line logging and sampling.

Application procedure:

Applications by e-mail only:

hruganda@tullowoil.com


Deadline: 21 January 2011
• Degree in Geosciences or related discipline.