Subsurface Hazard Specialist

Job Summary

Total Number of Openings: 1

The Chevron Engineering and Innovation Excellence Center (ENGINE) in Bengaluru India brings together the resources and expertise of the Chevron global network with talent in India to enhance agility and technological innovation to optimize solutions for the world s current and future energy challenges. As one of the leading energy providers worldwide, Chevron is involved in the production of crude oil and natural gas, manufacturing of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals, and additives, and the development of enabling technologies.

Chevrons vision is to be the global energy company most admired for its people, partnerships, and performance. With a clear purpose to develop affordable, reliable, ever-cleaner energy that enables human progress, we believe human ingenuity has the power to solve any challenge and overcome any obstacle. Meeting the world s growing energy needs requires the pursuit of innovations and advancements that deliver a better future for all.

Subsurface Drilling Hazard Assessment Earth Scientist will characterize subsurface hazards and translate that into the impact on well design and operations. They will support Well Delivery Process (WDP) by delivering Subsurface Drilling Hazard Assessments (SSDHA), well planning and execution documents through all phases of WDP process. The role also involves working closely with Drilling Engineering, Asset Development, Petrophysics, and other Geology Geophysics Operations (G&G Ops) Teams to develop mitigation strategies of identified subsurface hazards and risks. This role participates in the deployment of G&G Ops workflows and standards.

Chevron ENGINE supports global operations, and work hours are aligned to business needs. Standard working hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM or 1:30 PM to 10:30 PM, Monday to Friday. These may evolve based on operational or business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Interpret seismic and well data to identify drilling hazards and geologic uncertainty. Integrate new well data into subsurface models and continuously improve hazard assessments.
• Develop subsurface drilling hazard assessments: Evaluate hazards including shallow gas, shallow water flow, faulting, instability, overpressure, fractured formations, gas hydrates, wellbore instability, and other key hazards. Identify primary and secondary drilling risks triggered by hazards.
• Collaborate with Drilling Engineering, Exploration, Asset Development, Petrophysics, Geomechanics, and Operations teams to develop mitigation strategies.
• Support well planning, assurance reviews, drilling execution, and post-well lookbacks.
• Maintain compliance with G&G Ops standards and the Well Delivery Process.
• Perform real-time surveillance and G&G Ops reporting and track/verify geological non-productive time during drilling.

About you

We know our greatest resource is the ingenuity, creativity and innovation of our people. Applications from motivated, talented individuals with a keen interest in the energy industry are encouraged.

To be considered for this role, applicants should have:

Required Qualifications

• Masters degree in Earth Science disciplines (Geology, Geophysics) or Petroleum Engineering or equivalent Engineering discipline.
• 5-10 years of pertinent industry experience.
• Direct experience of seismic interpretation, mapping, and well data analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in G&G Operations.
• Direct experience in 2D/3D interpretation in Petrel.
• Experience with well data analysis software such as Techlog, Geolog or RokDoc.
• Effective communication skills, initiative-taking individual.
• Experience in working with cross-functional teams - earth scientists, drilling & completions, reservoir, and production engineers.
• Experience with mudlogging, wellsite or operations geology, pore pressure geomechanics, geosteering, subsurface hazard identification and understanding of the interplay between subsurface conditions and well operations.