Career Opportunities: Subsurface Data Management Specialist (5124)

Murphy Oil Corporation • Houston, TX

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Subsurface Data Management Specialist role requires a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can manage a diverse range of challenges simultaneously. They must be a strong advocate for best practices, with extensive experience in data management, governance, standardization, and retention. The individual's primary focus is on cataloging and maintaining data inventories to support projects being worked by the Geoscience Teams including data receipt, organization, quality control, business and vendor collaboration, security and compliance, archival, and documentation. Additionally, this role will be required to monitor and manage data storage levels, ensuring capacity limits are not exceeded and proactively addressing any potential storage issues. Deep expertise across multiple subsurface platforms is essential, particularly demonstrated proficiency in data loading and management within Kingdom, Paleoscan, and Petrel. A solid understanding of the E&P business is crucial, with experience supporting New Ventures, Exploration, and Appraisal activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Geoscience, Computer Science, or related degree
• Minimum 10 years' experience in oil and gas
• Excellent understanding of E&P data types and be familiar with subsurface technical data management principles and practices through the data lifecycle
• Proficiency in project management of the following software: Paleoscan, HampsonRussell, Kingdom, Petrel, ArcGIS, DUG, Geolog
• The individual is required to take all applicable safety precautions.
• Work is performed almost entirely in a controlled (i.e., inside) environment and does not typically subject the incumbent to any hazardous/extreme elements; some positions may require regularly moving or transporting items weighing up to 25 lbs. around the office for various needs.
• The successful candidate must be able to complete all essential physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Follow Murphy data management workflows for handling of data such as naming convention adherence, storage formatting guidelines request tracking
• Collaborate on the design, implementation, and optimization of data management processes and systems across Exploration and Subsurface Development business
• Organize and structure projects folders, and maintain and update technical documents repository
• Maintain working knowledge of current industry best practices for subsurface data including seismic, well, and petrophysical data
• Perform gap-analysis on data repositories and project databases to identify data to be migrated
• May be accountable for seismic data management, QC, organizing, and loading of seismic data to various software suites including Kingdom and Petrel
• Interface with vendors in problem solving situations
• Working multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment is essential

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees