Pan Hughes Ocean Oil and Gas Job for an Operations Geologist

Pan Hughes was formed in 1987 with the merger of Pan International and Hughes Tool Company-both founded over 100 years ago when R.C. Pan and Howard Hughes, Sr. conceived
ground-breaking inventions that revolutionized the fledgling petroleum era. Since those earliest advancements, we’ve never stopped searching for solutions to conquer the next frontier. 

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Operations Geologist
Location: Lagos
Job Role and Characteristics

• Using a broad range of geoscience skills and experience, make key contributions to well and data acquisition design (lateral and horizontal completions)
• Bring to bear experience in stimulation design and execution
• Oversee contractor well site operations and carry out well site geologist duties as required
• Develop relationships with all well site contractors
• Interface with Nigeria drilling experts to solve problems and jointly develop solutions
• Communicate the results of drilling progress to team and management
• Be proactive in technical discussions, risk assessment and decision making pre- and post- well completion
• Oversee the geological aspects of drilling, working closely with the exploration geologist and well engineers
• Liaise closely with logging, coring, drilling and facing contractors to design wellbore, mud programs, and during drilling/stimulation operations
• Make recommendations on all HSE aspects of well design and drilling
• Be instrumental in the design of the geological operations process

• Bachelor's Degree, Master's of Science or PhD Degree in Geology.
• Five to fifteen years’ experience in Nigeria shale exploration or development projects, including drilling/stimulating shale wells (vertical and horizontal completions)
• Expertise in logging, coring and formation evaluation in a variety of shale/tight sandstone plays
• Geological strengths should include sedimentology and rock mechanics (with an emphasis on stress regimes and formation pressure)
• A proven track record of delivery in drilling of Nigeria shale wells
• Enthusiastic, with a high energy work ethic
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Self-starter, with the ability to create innovative processes and ways of working
• Ability to handle challenging operational activities
• Ability to advise on mitigation of geo-hazards
• Working knowledge of Nigeria geology, especially shale play basins is an advantage
• Expertise in geo-steering applications
• Experience in micro-seismic monitoring and operations
• Ability to work independently in a multi-disciplinary team