Petro-Hunt, L.L.C., a Dallas, Texas mid-sized independent oil and gas exploration company, is seeking an Operations Geologist for its Dallas office.

About Petro-Hunt, L.L.C.

Petro-Hunt, L.L.C. is a privately held independent oil and gas company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Owned and operated by the William Herbert Hunt family, Petro-Hunt and its affiliates are actively engage in various industries with a primary focus in the oil and gas industry.

Our company traces its roots to the 1920s, when the legendary H.L. Hunt entered the oil and gas business in El Dorado, Arkansas, and later played an active role in developing the East Texas Oil Field from the drill test of the Daisy Bradford #3.

Today, Petro-Hunt is a Top 10 Private Liquids Producer in the U.S. with operations in six states. We are more than just an oil and gas company - Petro-Hunt actively purchases minerals and royalties, owns and operates a gas processing facility, is part owner of an oil refinery, actively invests in real estate development, and operates a private equity alternative investment division.

Job Description

Active oil and gas exploration and production company, located in Dallas, seeking an experienced Operations Geologist with a proven track record of successfully geo-steering horizontal wells, working & communicating with mud loggers, directional drillers, operations staff, and G&G team. Proven ability to manage all aspects of geosteering operations while ensuring wells are efficiently drilled in the appropriate target zones. Experience in the Permian Basin is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with other geologists and geophysicists to design and plan development projects.
• Manage the day-to-day tasks of geo-steering wells of a large-scale horizontal drilling program
• Effectively communicate with mud loggers, directional drillers, operations, G&G staff and other personnel to maintain target integrity
• Accurately access and incorporate multiple data sources including MWD logs, directional mud logs, and offset well logs into decision making
• Make decisions regarding needed well bore corrections and effectively communicate those decisions to operations, G&G team, mud loggers, directional drillers and rig personnel
• Effectively communicate and present drilling results to multidisciplined team
• Analyze drilling results and work closely with operations to incorporate those results in the effective completion of wells

Skills

• Self-Starter with the willingness and ability to work and effectively communicate with a multi-disciplined team of geologist, geophysicists, engineers, drilling and rig personnel
• Possess strong presentation and written communication skills
• Independent thinker with ability to make data-based interpretations, communicate and make appropriate recommendations for action
• Possess a willingness to consult with and incorporate ideas from other disciplines into your interpretations and concepts
• Solid foundation for the interpretation of mud logs, MWD log and other petrophysical logs
• Sound understanding of directional drilling, geo-steering, and ability to make calculations and decisions related to maintaining drilling targets
• Possess an understanding of the geological aspects of shale and tight rock exploration and exploitation.
• Proficient in geoscience and geo-steering computer software. Star Steer and SMT Kingdom experience preferred
• Experience with basic office software, Excel, Power-point, and ArcView

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Geology/ Geological Sciences from an accredited University
• Master of Science degree in Geology/ Geological Sciences is preferred
• Minimum 8-10 Years of experience: Proven track record of successfully managing all geo-steering and operational geology aspects over multiple drilling projects
• Permian Basin (Delaware and Midland) experience strongly preferred

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Highly competitive benefit programs
• 8% 401K match