Staff Geologist

Devon Energy•Oklahoma City, OK

About The Position

The Staff Geologist works under general supervision and conducts geological assessments and analyses to support oil and gas exploration. The position evaluates internal and external reference materials and competitor trends; develops regional maps and depositional models; verifies and interprets well log data; and contributes to prospect development, well planning, drilling, and reservoir management. It also provides routine pore-pressure technical support, monitors reservoir performance, and helps optimize oil and gas recovery while adhering to environmental and safety standards. The role develops geological expertise through increasingly complex integrated workflows, software, and tools, including geomodelling, rock mechanics, seismic interpretation, geochemistry, and data analytics. It also builds knowledge of reservoir engineering, economic limits, conventional and unconventional exploration, CCUS, EOR, and geothermal concepts. The geologist prepares technical reports, collaborates with subject-matter experts and multidisciplinary teams, and may serve as a geology contact during field operations, including geosteering and well-site activities.

Requirements

Master's degree or higher in Geology, Geosciences, Environmental Science, Hydrogeology, or a related discipline, and/or commensurate work experience.
At least 3 years of relevant experience, preferably in geosciences, oil and gas exploration, mining, geosteering operations, engineering geology, or a related field.
Skills in reservoir engineering and monitoring, well log interpretation, applied regional mapping, geomodelling, rock mechanics, sequence stratigraphy, applied hydrodynamics, horizontal drilling operations, simulation technology, seismic interpretation, and conventional and unconventional concepts.

Nice To Haves

Industry experience is preferred.
Anadarko/Arkoma Basin experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and synthesize internal and external reference materials and analyze competitor trends to inform geological decisions.
Develop regional maps and depositional models, visualize and analyze geological characteristics, use simulation technologies, interpret aeromagnetic data, and apply stratigraphic correlation and structural concepts.
Initiate stand-alone projects, devise workflows, solve problems, identify resources, build relationships with subject-matter experts, and prepare technical reports.
Verify well log data quality, review petrophysical analyses, and correlate well log data with well core data.
Provide routine pore-pressure technical support for Company and partner-operated wells, participate in real-time monitoring and post-drilling analysis, and contribute to prospect and project development and drilling.
Monitor reservoir performance and implement strategies to optimize oil and gas recovery.
Develop proficiency with advanced software and tools, including Kingdom, geomodelling, rock mechanics, seismic interpretation, geochemistry, data analytics, and concepts such as CCUS, EOR, and geothermal.
Prepare geological prognoses for well locations and serve as a geology contact during field operations, including geosteering and well-site activities.
Build knowledge of reservoir engineering, reservoir performance analysis, project economic limits, conventional and unconventional concepts, and field or drilling outcomes.
Adhere to environmental and safety standards and support responsible practices in oil and gas exploration.