Geophysicist Advisor - Seismic Processing

Company: Apache Corporation
Location: Houston
Posted on: February 3, 2025

Job Description:

Job Title: Geophysicist Advisor - Seismic Processing
Req Id: 12276
Specific Responsibilities
The Geophysicist Advisor - Seismic Processing (SME) for Apache Corporation will be a member of Apache's Geophysics function at the company's headquarters in Houston, reporting to the Director of Geophysics.
This role will be primarily responsible for the following:

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• Member of a team of technical experts providing support to Apache assets on Seismic Processing workflows, directly supervising seismic processing projects.
  
• Skillsets required to successfully deliver in this role include:
  
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  • Deep expertise in Seismic Processing workflows - especially land processing.
    
  • Power user of Seismic Processing software toolkits and workflows.
    
  • Familiar with Quantitative Interpretation (QI) workflows - specifically input products.
    
  • Ability to input borehole measurements, potential field data and existing nearby seismic processing products to deliver consistent optimal seismic (re-)processing.
    
    
  • Working closely with seismic interpreters to ensure seismic data is appropriately prepared for optimal qualitative or quantitative interpretation dependent on input data quality.
    
  • Reviewing technical work with technical Functional Directors and Asset Leadership Teams.
    
  • Works as an extension of the asset team for weeks/months, understanding business drivers and focus, challenging and cooperating closely with asset seismic interpreters to maximally extract appropriate quantitative information from seismic data.
    
  • Subsurface evaluation team member for data room analyses of new venture opportunities - undertaking assessment of seismic products.
    
    Qualifications & Experience
    The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:
    
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    • Preferably a minimum of 15 years of industry experience, mostly as a seismic processing specialist.
      
    • Master's or higher degree in Geology or Geophysics - ideally with an advanced Geophysics degree, and with project management qualifications.
      
    • Experience undertaking onshore and offshore, shallow and deepwater 2D, 3D and 4D seismic processing from a variety of basins around the World - seismic contractor experience preferred.
      
    • Excellent project management, organizational, presentation and communication skills.
      
    • Experience running multiple parallel projects, balancing multiple simultaneous asset demands, prioritizing project deliverables to maximize business impact.
      
    • Experience in complementary subsurface disciplines such as seismic acquisition, seismic interpretation and prospect volumetric assessment including, in particular, modern and legacy depth uncertainty workflows.
      
    • Experience working with seismic QI experts on gather conditioning.
      
    • Expert level data integration understanding - highly competent at integrating well data measurements with seismic data.
      
    • Understanding of probabilistic play/prospect risking and how Direct Hydrocarbon Indicators impact prospect assessment.
      
    • Strong network with external seismic processing vendors.
      
    • Highly competent providing QC of large onshore and offshore seismic processing projects.
      
    • Strong ethics and integrity, professionalism, mentorship, leadership, adaptability.
      
    • Ability to code or adapt processing software to refine seismic and well products.
      
    • International Travel Requirement: The position will require occasional international travel to support project needs. Candidates must possess a valid passport and flexibility in travel scheduling will be expected.
      
      Competencies
      The successful candidate should demonstrate and exhibit the following core competencies:
      
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      • Communication: Writes, speaks, and presents information effectively and persuasively across communication settings;
        
      • Results: Pursues work with energy, drive, and results orientation to positively impact Apache's business success;
        
      • Collaboration: Works in partnership with others and encourages different perspectives, while building and maintaining trust;
        
      • Culture: Willingness and ability to align one's behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of Apache.
        
        Company Overview
        Our primary product is energy, and where there is affordable, abundant energy, people are given greater opportunities to elevate their families to higher standards of living. We are committed to providing oil and natural gas in more innovative and sustainable ways to help meet the world's energy needs.
        Apache Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA). Apache and other affiliated subsidiaries have operations in the United States, Egypt and the United Kingdom's North Sea and exploration opportunities offshore Suriname and elsewhere.
        For additional information about APA Corporation, please visit: www.apacorp.com.
        Apache Statement on Hiring
        To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to base all employment-related decisions and actions exclusively on employment-related criteria. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to provide broad dissemination of job opportunities, as consistent with the nature of the positions. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to review its employment-related policies and actions on a regular basis to ensure that their application is consistent with their intent.
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