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Santos is a global low-cost producer of oil and gas committed to ever-cleaner energy and fuels production with operations across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and North America.
At Santos, our commitment is to be a global leader in the transition to cleaner energy and clean fuels, by helping the world decarbonise to reach net-zero emissions in an affordable and sustainable way.
Santos is one of Australia’s biggest domestic gas suppliers, a leading Asia Pacific LNG supplier and is committed to supplying the critical fuels such as oil and gas in a more sustainable way through decarbonising projects such as Moomba CCS project.
For more than 65 years, Santos has been working in partnership with local communities, providing local jobs and business opportunities, safely and sustainably developing its natural gas resources, and powering industries and households.
With a strong, low-cost base business supplying oil and gas and a clear action plan to develop cleaner energy and clean fuels, Santos remains resilient, value accretive and at the leading edge of energy transition.
With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.
About the Role
Based at our Brisbane office, as the Senior Geologist working in the CSG Subsurface team, specifically on the NSW Appraisal and Development projects, you’ll be delivering and maintaining the geological model, generating future appraisal and development well locations, working them up to drill ready status, providing operational support when wells are being drilled, and incorporating results into field and area models and development plans.
Key accountabilities include but not limited to:
Undertake identification, resource, and risk assessment of the hydrocarbon potential of fields and appraisal / development drilling opportunities.
Create and manage field development plans including evaluating post-drill results to upgrade the assessment of field performance expectations, remaining drilling opportunities, risk and uncertainty.
Conduct and document field-wide and semi-regional geoscience studies including the building and maintenance of static reservoir models and to assist in identifying drilling and other field development opportunities.
Provide operational support for drilling wells, including monitoring drilling operations and results, assisting with operational recommendations including evaluation and directional steering decisions.
Complete and support estimates of field reserves, production potential and risk using Santos’s procedures and processes.
Provide assessments of the initial and remaining resource potential of contained fields as part of annual reserves and resource process.
Ensure all technical work is appropriately assured through the Santos Subsurface Assurance process and participate in peer reviews and related assurance processes as required.
Documenting and reporting work at both working level and, as required, for internal and external stakeholder engagement.
Keep up to date with new technology and where appropriate, develop, justify and implement the use of new and innovative technology / software.
Support team and functional capability initiatives, including mentoring/training of junior staff.
Compliance with the Santos Management System (SMS).
Compliance with the Santos Delegation of Authority (DOA).
Compliance with the Santos Corporate Governance and Safety requirements.
About You
We are seeking for candidates with professional experience in the following:
Degree qualified Geoscientist or with higher qualifications.
Extensive experience in the oil and gas industry, including Coal Seam Gas.
Experience working in a multi-disciplinary subsurface team supporting field appraisal and development plans.
Experience building geologic models using the Petrel software suite.
Experience in CSG resources assessments, formulating, documenting and presenting to resource certifiers.
The ability to communicate clearly and concisely to stakeholders and management.
Proven self-starter and self-guided, with the ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively with key stakeholders and multi-disciplinary team.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills that can be applied across disciplines and management levels.
Desirable experience for this position includes:
CSG modelling and/or operational experience.
Geophysical interpretation.
Planning and operational experience drilling horizontal SIS wells.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
Santos acknowledges that we operate on the traditional lands of Aboriginal people. We recognise the traditional rights to maintain the culture, identities, traditions, and customs on their country. We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our ongoing success.
We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes us different.
Australian Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander jobseekers are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via the online recruitment system before 12th June 2023.
A requirement of this role is that you will need to have in place the legal work rights for Australia to apply.
Potential Scams
There are a number of fake adverts that are impersonating Santos Limited, in these instances you will receive an e-mail from a generic e-mail address. We do not make offers without interviews or due diligence taking place. You will know if an advert is genuine if you are directed to the Santos company careers page to apply which is www.recruitment.santos.com
