Development Geologist - Asset Team - Bakersfield / 00649789

Position Description:Chevron Corporation is one of the world’s leading energy companies. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, and conducting business in approximately 180 countries, the company is engaged in every aspect of the oil and natural gas industry, including exploration and production; refining, marketing and transportation; chemicals manufacturing and sales; and power generation. Chevron North America Exploration and Production is accepting online applications for the position of Development Geologist - Asset Team located in Bakersfield, California.Overview:The Development Geologist – Asset Team is engaged in drilling wells in a mature major field. Fields include heavy oil reservoirs under steam flood as well as light oil reservoirs. Activity includes horizontal drilling, as well as traditional vertical drilling. Qualifications:Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to: Use well-log, mapping, cross-section, 3D modeling and probabilistic packages. Apply tools in fit-for-purpose fashion in fields with thousands of wells and decades of production history for horizontal well planning and drilling. Incorporate open hole, surveillance (e.g., observation well) and production data to improve reservoir characterization and identify drilling opportunities. Identify key uncertainties driving data acquisition and improved project performance. Understand economic evaluation and tradeoffs. Provide oversight of well logging programs. Contribute to team decision making on optimum learning pace in environment of subsurface uncertainty. Improve skills of others via mentoring.Required Qualifications: A Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Geophysics or related discipline. A minimum of 10 years of directly related experience. Ability to apply sedimentary and structural concepts to unlock business value. Ability and willingness to improve skills of other via mentoring. Ability to use geological insights to drive project decisions. Experience doing 3-D earth modeling and working with engineers to plan horizontal well paths. Knowledge of resource and uncertainty assessment. Ability to incorporate open hole, surveillance (e.g., observation well) and production data to improve reservoir characterization and identify drilling opportunities. Ability to estimate oil in place (single point estimates, ranges, probabilistic). Ability to identify key uncertainties driving data acquisition and improved project performance. Understanding of economic evaluation and tradeoffs. Ability to contribute to team decisions making on optimum learning pace in environment of subsurface of uncertainty.Preferred Qualifications: A Master’s degree in Geology, Geophysics or related discipline. Experience using well-log, mapping, cross-section, 3-D modeling and probabilistic packages. Understanding of strengths and weaknesses of different packages. Ability to apply tools in fit-for-purpose fashion in fields with thousands of wells and decades of production history.Relocation Options:Relocation may be considered within Chevron parameters.International Considerations:Expatriate assignments will be considered.EOE M/F/D/V Learn more about Chevron Location:Central Valley, CA 93311 Status:Full Time, Employee Job Category:Engineering