Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Type of hiring: Contract

Key Objectives

• Conduct advanced petrophysical analyses by integrating multidisciplinary data and providing interpretations to support exploration, development, and production activities.
• Perform reservoir characterization studies to assess rock and fluid properties, including the evaluation of porosity, permeability, water saturation, and other key reservoir parameters.
• Analyse and interpret logging data to determine lithology, mineralogy, and fluid contacts.
• Design and oversee acquisition programmes, such as logging programmes for appraisal and development wells.

Principal Accountabilities

• Perform near real-time formation evaluation during drilling operations, providing timely guidance for data acquisition.
• Plan and manage cost-effective logging and coring programmes, including laboratory design, RCAL/SCAL analysis, and QA/QC of results.
• Conduct advanced petrophysical analyses using well logs, core data, and other subsurface data to identify hydrocarbon-bearing zones.
• Evaluate reservoir properties, including porosity, permeability, and water saturation, to support exploration and production activities.
• Collaborate with core laboratories, recommending best practices to ensure the acquisition of high-quality petrophysical data.
• Lead reservoir characterisation studies to understand rock and fluid properties and develop rock typing from core and log data.
• Provide input for the development of static and dynamic reservoir models, contributing to accurate resource assessments.
• Present findings and recommendations to multidisciplinary teams, management, Joint Venture Partners, and regulatory authorities.
• Implement innovative techniques and workflows to improve the accuracy and efficiency of petrophysical evaluations.
• Plan, undertake, and manage comprehensive petrophysical studies for reservoir characterisation and volumetric resource assessment.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree or Master's in Petroleum Geology or Earth Sciences, with a minimum of 10 years of experience in exploration and production or a service-related logging company.
• Extensive knowledge of MWD/LWD, wireline logging tools, and formation evaluation techniques, with proven expertise in planning and supervising well logging and data acquisition programmes.
• Comprehensive experience in designing and conducting QA/QC laboratory analyses for rock properties, including calibration with RCA/SCAL and DST data.
• Proficient in screening for carbonate and coal, determining VSH/VCL, and optimising parameters for log porosity and permeability calculations.
• Expertise in water saturation calculation methods, saturation height functions, and calibrating J-Function to log water saturation at observed contacts.
• Skilled in using industry-standard petrophysical interpretation and analysis software, such as Geolog, Techlog, and IP, with familiarity in evaluating vintage logs.
• Strong communication skills, with experience working in a multinational environment, and a demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Proven skills in negotiation, organisation, and interpersonal relations, contributing to effective team collaboration and project management.