Petrophysicist

Job Description

Our client is a North Sea operator currently recruiting for the position of Petrophysicist based in Aberdeen. This is a PAYE contractor position.

Autonomously work with the vendor, subsurface & wells departments and assurers to write and optimise the logging programme for a NPNT, horizontal well with LWD data and pressure points. Planned drilling Q3-2026

Operations Petrophysicist providing real time QC and interpretation of the data, picking and interpreting formation pressure points and in time delivery of formation properties at TD for completion decision.

Autonomously work with the vendor, subsurface & wells departments and assurers to write and optimise the logging programme for two well integrity logging jobs. Planned for Summer 2026

Operations Petrophysicist providing real time QC and interpretation of the data, working within the team to inform the use of the data in the operation.

• QC and finalise Petrophysical data and follow company data delivery guidelines to ensure corporate and regulatory databases are updated
• Work in a small team of Petrophysicists and support delivery of other well logging activities, leveraging any relevant experience in open and cased hole data acquisition and interpretation
• Willing and able to flexibly work the hours associated with rig operations

• Highly skilled in Techlog including realtime and Quanti modules.
• Highly skilled in open hole LWD data QC and interpretation
• Highly skilled in cased hole well integrity, corrosion and caliper logging
• Skilled in Microsoft 365 suite

As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion.

In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.