Development Geologist

Our client, a major O&G company, is looking for a Development Geologist to work on an initial 12-month contract in Spring, TX area

Department: Permian Business Unit

Reports To: Delaware NM-North Geoscience Supervisor

Position Summary The Development Geologist will provide technical leadership to support drilling, development planning, & reservoir optimization across Delaware Basin assets. This role integrates geological, petrophysical, geomechanical, geochemical, & engineering datasets to identify development targets, optimize well placement, & drive continuous improvement in multi bench, high complexity reservoirs.

Key Responsibilities

Subsurface Interpretation &

• Modeling

• Interpret well logs, core, cuttings, seismic, & production trends across key Delaware benches.
• Evaluate reservoir quality trends, TOC trends, porosity/permeability distributions, overpressure systems, & geomechanical contrast between benches.
• Build & maintain high resolution subsurface models that capture characteristic structural complexity, rock-fabric heterogeneity, & rapid facies changes.
• Development Planning &
  • Optimization

• Recommend drilling targets & development plans for multi well pads, including bench selection, landing depth, & spacing/stacking recommendations.
• Assess reservoir connectivity, depletion, & parent/child interference.
• Analyze offset well results & integrate geological models with reservoir & completions engineering to guide analog selection & type curve refinement.
• Operational &
  • Geosteering Support

• Provide real time support as needed for geosteering active wells.
• Develop well prognoses, geo hazard maps, & structural predictions for operational planning & participate in drilling design reviews.
• Conduct post drill analyses to validate interpretations & update models accordingly.

Cross Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with reservoir engineers on depletion modelling, pressure analysis, &
  • EUR forecasting.

• Coordinate with execution teams to minimize NPT & optimize designs via integrated rock mechanics interpretations.
• Present technical findings, risks, & development recommendations to asset & technical leadership & multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Geosciences, or related discipline (master’s preferred).
• Minimum 5 years of unconventional development geoscience experience, with direct experience in the Delaware Basin strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in subsurface interpretation tools (e.g., Petrel &
  • Kingdom).

• Demonstrated experience supporting unconventional drilling operations.
• Strong understanding of mixed clastic carbonate depositional systems, reservoir performance drivers, & multi-phase fluid behaviour.

Preferred

• Direct experience in the Delaware Basin with bench specific familiarity strongly preferred.
• Experience with seismic interpretation & integration into unconventional reservoir characterization.
• Knowledge of geo-cellular modelling workflows within Petrel.