Operations Geologist

Walker Elliott is working with upstream oil and gas company in Houston, and they are looking to hire Geologist. This junior-level role supports a multidisciplinary team of geologists, engineers, land, and geosteering professionals with day-to-day well planning and drilling support activities. The position is contract-to-hire and based full-time in the office.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with pre-drill well planning including survey plats, directional plans, geoprogs, and mapping tasks

• Create and QC coordinates, survey plats, and well planning data

• Build target lines and landing zones using geologic and structural models

• Support directional planning with drilling engineers and contractors

• Prepare geoprogs with tops, targets, hazards, and type logs

• Transfer and manage data for geosteering teams

• Help with post-drill data cleanup, imports, and look-back analysis

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Geology, Master's is preferred.

• GPA 3.0 or higher

• 1+ year of geoscience, technical, or analyst experience preferred

• Exposure to horizontal drilling operations is a plus

• Experience with Kingdom/SMT, Spotfire, or similar tools preferred

Do not apply unless you are authorized to work in the United States for any employer as client company cannot sponsor or transfer visas at this time.

Walker Elliott is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For additional information, please email your resume to  or apply online.