Thursday, March 11, 2010

Total E&P Recruits Senior Geophysicst - Seismic Data Interpretation

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TOTAL OIL JOBS: SENIOR GEOPHYSICIST (SEISMIC DATA INTERPRETATION) M/F
    
SENIOR GEOPHYSICIST (SEISMIC DATA INTERPRETATION) M/F      
       
Job Type :  
       
Company :     Total Sa   
Contract :     permanent position
Branch :     Exploration Production
Location :     Worldwide - Worldwide
Interviews will
take place in :     Pari-Pau
Starting date :     As soon as possible
Salary :     According to profile and experience
               
Job description :                            
 Senior geophysicists with a strong geological background for performing seismic data interpretation and their

integration into a geological framework.
Worldwide opportunities are offered in operational subsidiaries of the Group.

* Your main responsibilities include:

-Conducting 2D/3D seismic data interpretations on various commercial and/or proprietary software systems, by:
Integrating geologic, well and geophysical data
Mastering workflows:
- Calibrations
- Geometries and attributes interpretation
- Depth conversion and mapping.
- Geomodelling.
-Participating as a contributive team member in:
Technical evaluations of new opportunities (Government rounds, farm-ins…)
Prospect generation on TOTAL's acreage.
Field appraisal and development studies.
- Presenting and defending you interpretations (peers reviews, management, partners…)
- Reporting and data management
- Mentoring junior interpreters.

* Required technical skills cover a wide range of geoscience knowledge:

Basics of interpretation:
- Fluent on major interpretation platforms.
- Deep understanding and practice of geometrical interpretation and of seismic stratigraphy,
- Practice of reservoir characterization techniques (Attributes, AVO, inversion…)

Geology:
- Geological understanding and practice beyond academic knowledge is required:
- Skills in structural geology / Implementation on seismic data.
- Skills in sedimentology - sequence stratigraphy / Implementation on seismic data.
- Knowledge of basins architecture / Basin scale interpretation.

Geophysics:
- State of the art knowledge of data acquisition and processing techniques, including depth imaging, is required.

Reservoir:
- Some insights in reservoir models building requirements would certainly facilitate teamwork with reservoir engineers.    

Required skills / Education :      
       
-Graduate engineer, master's degree, or five years post-secondary education, or french "Ecoles d'Ingenieur".

Candidates should master French and/or English as working languages of the TOTAL Group.       
               
Experience     

At least 5 years experience.      
               
Skills :      
                  
- Reliability and deliverability.
- Strong teamwork skills.
- Taste for communicating effectively with peers and less experienced geoscientists.
- Ability to communicate with and to convince management and partners
- An experience of coaching junior interpreters is desirable.

The offered positions are mostly located abroad.
A strong attraction to expatriate's life is a prerequisite.
Experience of working in a multicultural environment would be an advantage.
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