Exploration Advisor

Client of Paragon Global Engineering

Job Purpose

• Lead initiatives to support development planning of hydrocarbon reservoir for increasing value realization from the Assets.
• Support & advise the exploration teams to foster technical solutions for the existing reservoir challenges to help embed practical solutions.
• Coordinate with Petroleum Technology teams and conduct Joint R&D studies to help restore reservoir potential.

Responsibilities

Provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) Technical Support and Best-in-Class/Strategic advice:

• Provide assurance all Exploration studies and operations conducted safely to higher quality and standards.
• Professional input on robustness of drilling / exploration systems and technologies and suggest innovative alternatives for related cost reduction.
• Conduct technical studies and advise on key Exploration uncertainties, and alternative techniques for handling key challenges.
• Assess applied technology readiness level and recommend deployment of new technology and industry best practices that best suit Company subsurface environment.
• Liaise / coordinate closely with exploration teams (geology, geophysics, petrophysics etc.) to ensure ultimate recovery at minimum cost and risk.
• Act as SME & perceived as expert for best practices of exploration operations.
• Apply multi-disciplinary skills in geology and geophysics, contributing to the understanding of the basin and of the sedimentologic and stratigraphic aspects in the areas of interest.
• Collaborate with geoscientists and other team members in exploration and reservoir characterization studies to define, delineate and evaluate new prospects.
• Conduct reservoir characterization studies to improve the understanding of heterogeneity in targeted prospects and formations.
• Participate in risk assessment and volumes estimations for new prospects.
• Participate in the planning of exploration wells and new well locations in collaboration with the operations team.
• Provide recommendations in areas of expertise and identify chances for improvement in current practices.
• Contribute to the creation of geoscience workflows, integrating multi-disciplinary data.
• Produce cross sections, maps, cross plots and tables to document and report the work.

Provide a strategic advisory role consistent with responsibilities as Senior Executive Role.

• Develop Advisory role objectives and Key Performance Indicators to support the company s core business and strategic objectives.
• Ensure that the appropriate software and technology is in place to support the exploration teams in meeting their objectives.
• Review exploration teams deliverables to ensure that they have found the safest, most economical and technically feasible approaches to optimizing subsurface management plans.
• Ensure cost-effective methods are implemented for all projects related to exploration Management.
• Evaluate and report on methods for monitoring expenditure, maintaining cost control and implementing corrective action as required.

Reporting: Prepare reports in support of Integrity Management activities.

• Prepare high-level reports for executive management, providing clear advice on improvements for both compliance and methodologies and best practice to generate efficiency.
• Prepare reports containing observations, comments and recommendations on technical work performed, based on personal expertise and experience.