PPFG & Geomechanics Advisor

Job Family Group:

Subsurface Group

Job Description:

About us

Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fueled by world-class insight and expertise. We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world’s leading energy company!

About the role

The Level F PPFG & Geomechanics Advisor provides high-quality technical expertise and subsurface assurance to support safe, efficient, and reliable well planning and execution. The role integrates pore pressure, fracture gradient, and geomechanics analysis to define drilling windows, manage subsurface risk, and support critical well design decisions across exploration, developments and production. 

At Level F, the Advisor operates largely independently; engages with other Subsurface & Wells Advisors; is trusted by Leadership, Wells and Subsurface teams; and contributes materially to well outcomes while continuing to build organizational capability.

Accountabilities

Well Planning & Operational Support:

• Enable effective collaboration, integration and communication with leadership, Wells, RCC, and Subsurface staff for well planning and execution.
• Help communicate uncertainty, ranges, and confidence levels to support resilient well designs.
• Participate in offset well and PPFG reviews, assurance checkpoints, and execution support forums.
• Provide PPFG and geomechanics input across the full well lifecycle.
• Support integration of PPFG and geomechanics outputs into casing design, mud weight selection, and wellbore strengthening strategies.

• Support SPAs with pre-drill PPFG Prediction.
• Support SPAs with PPFG Detection and real-time interpretation for selected or complex wells.
• Provide Self-Verification of ROC PPFG desk through oversight and driving consistency.
• Contribute to investigations and learning from subsurface-related NPT events due to losses or well control.

Capability & Continuous Improvement:

• Create & maintain PPFG and Zonal Isolation-related guides
• Build, teach and maintain relevant technical courses
• Coach and mentor global PPFG & geomechanics staff.
• Share findings and best practices within the PPFG & Geomechanics community through relevant CoPs and ConneXus.
• Leads SMEs in federal efforts within the PPFG/Geomechanics community.
• Maintain internal and external view of relevant practices, tools and technologies.

Level F Expectations

• Recognized as a go-to technical practitioner across Subsurface and Wells.
• Influences well decisions through clear, credible technical advice.
• Escalates appropriately when subsurface risk exceeds experience or tolerance.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Master’s degree or higher in Geoscience, Geomechanics, or related field.
• Typically 15+ years of relevant experience in PPFG and/or geomechanics.
• Deep experience in geoscience and demonstrated experience supporting well planning and execution activities across numerous geological settings and operating environments.
• Ability to flex style between providing operations support, coaching staff, remaining calm under pressure, and maintaining an independent technical view.
• Deep understanding of drilling operations, well design, and subsurface assurance.
• Strong interpersonal skills with track record in coaching/supporting junior staff?

Desirable Experience

• Experience supporting complex development or exploration wells.
• Exposure to real-time drilling support and pressure detection.
• Familiarity with basin modelling, fault/fracture analysis, and reservoir geomechanics.
• Proficiency with subsurface software (e.g. Petrel, Techlog).

Role Characteristics

• Individual contributor role with advisory influence across leadership and enablers.
• Globally focused role with opportunities for external exposure.
• Strong emphasis on technical quality, integration, and safe, reliable delivery of wells.

Why join BP

At BP, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others.

Travel Requirement:

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Basin resource evaluation, Basin resource evaluation, CO2 utilisation and storage, Core acquisition and analysis, Cost-conscious decision-making, Data acquisition strategy, Data Management, Depositional framework, Fluid Properties, Fluid sampling and analysis, Geodesy and coordinate integrity, Geohazard Assessment, Geomechanical analysis, Integrated Well Delivery, Operations Geology, Petroleum Systems Analysis, Petrophysical Dynamic Reservoir Description, Petrophysical Seismic Lithology and Fluid Prediction, Petrophysical Static Reservoir Description, PPFG detection, Research and Development, Reservoir geomechanics, Reservoir quality, Seismic Interpretation, Seismic stratigraphic interpretation {+ 6 more}

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