Wellsite Geologist

7 months ago


Cape Town, South Africa SFG Engineering Services Full time

**Job Requirements**:

- Experienced in Shallow (sub 1000m)
- Onshore drilling support doing care OR sample description and calling TD.
- Flexible to spend time in the field.
- Accommodation - Caravan in the field.
- Degree in Geology

**Responsibilities**:

- Evaluate offset data before the start of drilling.
- Analyse, evaluate, and describe formations while drilling, using data from sources such as cuttings, gas, measuring while drilling (MWD) and logging while drilling (LWD) tools, and wireline logs.
- Compare data gathered during formation evaluation measurement while drilling (FEMWD) with predictions made at the exploration stage.
- Advise on drilling hazards and drilling bit optimization.
- Make decisions about suspending or continuing drilling.
- Advise operations personnel on-site and in the operations office.
- Attend rig meetings after each shift takes over and call the operations geologist with updates.
- Acting as the representative of the onshore oil company geology team
- Supervise mudlogging, MWD and LWD, core logging, and wireline services teams, and monitor quality control in relation to these services.
- Keep detailed records, write reports, complete daily, weekly, and post-well reporting logs, and send these to appropriate departments.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of MWD tools, such as gamma ray and resistivity, as steering becomes increasingly important.
- Communicate regularly with onshore operations offices.
- Take the lead on health and safety at the well site.