Entity:
Production & Operations
Job Family Group:
Subsurface Group
Job Description:
The Western Hemisphere Pore Pressure and Geomechanics teams are seeking a Pore Pressure / Geomechanics Specialist to join the team in Houston and support bp's ambitious strategy in the Gulf of America.
The successful candidate will support well planning and execution across bp's brownfield and greenfield developments, appraisal, and exploration activities, while collaborating with global PPFG and Geomechanics teams.
This role is an integral part of cross-disciplinary well delivery teams, providing support for well planning and execution through the development of geologically sound and compliant pore pressure, fracture pressure, and wellbore stability models. The specialist will contribute throughout all phases of well planning, including:
During execution, the specialist will collaborate with the Real-Time Operations Center on pressure detection efforts and work closely with subsurface, drilling, and completions teams to safely and effectively execute wells.
Key Accountabilities
Pore Pressure & Fracture Pressure Forecasting
Integrate multiple indicators and observations of pressure and fracture gradients within a geological framework to generate pre-drill PPFG forecasts.
Use:
Seismic velocity pressure analysis
Offset well data
Measured pressures
Connection gases
Log-derived shale pressures
Basin models
Mini-frac/leak-off tests
Lost circulation events
Reservoir depletion impacts
Lithology variations
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize:
Drilling fluid type and weight
Casing string design
Casing setting depths
Geo-hazard mitigation strategies
Communicate technical findings, risks, and mitigation plans to:
Drilling teams
Operations teams
Leadership
Co-owners
Government regulators
Operational Support
Provide operational support for pore pressure detection on complex development and exploration wells.
Collaborate with the Remote Operations Center on:
Real-time model calibration
Kick analysis
Gas and breathing analysis
Loss investigations
Formation integrity test interpretation
Update PPFG models during drilling operations and recommend:
Mud weight adjustments
Drilling strategy modifications
Potential pressure point locations
Other Accountabilities
Drilling Geomechanics Support
Additional Responsibilities
Contribute to:
Reservoir design and operating limits
Broaching analyses
Zonal isolation assessments
Alternate well designs
Abandonment deviation/risk assessments
Participate in risk assessments related to:
PPFG
Zonal isolation
Broaching risks
Participate in subsurface-related non-productive time (NPT) analyses.
Support development and implementation of PPFG and Geomechanics toolkits.
Represent bp externally at industry meetings and JIPs.
Essential Education
Essential Criteria
Desirable Qualifications
Previous PPFG experience with an operator, preferably in deepwater Gulf of America wells.
Experience in:
Wellbore stability
Formation pressure integrity testing
Strong geology and geophysics background.
Experience generating pre-drill PPFG forecasts for offshore development and exploration wells.
Awareness of:
Petrophysics
Basin modeling
Processing geophysics
Reservoir geomechanics
Drilling engineering
Rig systems
Well control
Software and coding proficiency in:
VBA
Python
Techlog
Petrel
Why join us
At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious 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 ( https://exploreyourbenefits.com/landing.html) 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!
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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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