Sedimentology Petrographer - RELOCATE TO SAUDI ARABIA

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Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer. With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society. Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply. We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview:

We are seeking a Sedimentology Petrographer to join the Gas Reservoir Characterization Department located at our corporate headquarters in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

The Gas Reservoir Characterization Department is responsible for providing characterization and assessment of oil resources of developed fields at the highest definition required through building and maintaining always-ready integrated earth models to assess and update all in-place oil resources, support the optimization of oil field development and ensure excellence in well placement.

As a Sedimentology Petrographer you will be responsible to analyze physical samples (core, cuttings and outcrop), including petrographic slides, orthoscopic and conoscopic observation.

Key Responsibilities

As a successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Rock samples selection to characterize rock heterogeneity
• Petrographic slide description and interpretation and slide quality control
• Data integration and modeling.
• Calibration with lab results such as: MICP, XRF, etc.
• Interpretation of rock properties.
• Collaborating effectively with other team members within a multidisciplinary Group.
• Ongoing collaboration with industry leaders on the evolution of new petrographic techniques and technologies.
• Conduct reservoir diagenesis studies using both petrographic and integrated approaches.
• Preparing project reports that cover planning, data inventory, analysis, results, summaries, recommendations, and presentations.
• Reviewing current and past project reports, as well as internal and external data acquisition and analysis results.

Minimum Requirements

As a successful candidate you will hold a:

• Bachelor’s in Earth Science (Geology-Sedimentology, Petroleum Geology). An advanced degree is a plus.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience including at least 5 years of experience on challenging petrography and diagenesis investigations (technique of description and characterization of rocks), preferably related to reservoir characterization, evaluation and/or modeling.
• Experience in siliciclastic petrology, diagenesis, and reservoir quality analysis.
• Proven track record in relevant discipline as evidenced by previous work -main investigator-such as: publications in the peer-reviewed scientific literature/conferences, etc.
• Familiarity with qualitative and quantitative micro scale analysis, including: reservoir diagenesis modeling, and diagenetic influence on reservoir characteristics.
• Expertise in acquisition, Quality Control (QC), and use of core-derived petrophysical properties (special and standard).
• Geological software skills (Petrel, Geolog, OpenWorks / DSS) is a plus.
• Core to wireline log data integration and interpretation.

• Must be willing to relocate to Saudi Arabia on a full time, permanent basis

Working environment:

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.