Introduction

Brunel are urgently looking to recruit a Senior Well Site Geologist with specific relevant experience in the oil & gas industry. This 12-month contract position, with potential to extend, is to work for a leading Operator and you will work a 28/28 schedule, mainly on rig offshore in Namibia.

What are you going to do 

Responsibilities:

Real time geological surveillance and interpretation, integrated to drilling:

- Monitor and interpret cuttings, mud gas, LWD/MWD, and wireline data in real time

- Identify formation tops, lithology changes, and hydrocarbon shows

- Correlate actual geology with pre-drill models and seismic prognosis

- Detect abnormal pressures, faults, and drilling hazards (e.g. overpressure, instability, lost circulation, gas kicks)

- Guide trajectory adjustments to stay within target reservoir zones

- Call phase TD and well TD when geologically stablished. Recommend for casing setting depths.

- Call coring point.

- Optimise rate of penetration vs geology and real time acquisition sampling rate compliance for logs.

Anticipation and supervision (equipment, personnel, activity, NPT) of services companies and operations under geoscience perimeter.

- Mud logging

- Wire line and LWD

- Coring

- Perform Audits, anticipate needs, follow up.

- Execute the corresponding acquisitions programs related to each.

- Ensure the data quality, completeness and integration.

- Samples handling and shipping (gas, cutting, mud, cores, rotary side wall cores, fluids samples from Wire line and DST, etc)

Essential skills and knowledge 

Essential Requirements:

- GEOSCIENCE diploma: BTS (BAC+2) geology orientation or higher (with relevant experience in Operations Geology)

- Subsurface Geology for Operations Geologist and Well Site Geologist certificate from I.F.P (INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROL)

- Minimum 10 years in the position of senior well site geologist

- Specific industry software: GRAVITAS, Gemstone, SQMT

- Strong geology fundamentals: Sedimentology, stratigraphy, structural geology

- BOSIET, including EBS (emergency breathing system)

- Offshore medical certificate

- Language: English: Advanced-Proficient, mandatory.

What we offer

- Position: Senior Well Site Geologist

- Location: Offshore Namibia

- Contract Duration: 12 months, with potential renewal

- Rotation: 28 days on / 28 days off

- Start Date: Expected by September 2026

- Daily Rate: Competitive net daily rate in USD

- Work Environment: Offshore rig with a leading oil & gas Operator

Closing: 26 July 2026

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Do you have questions?

Vacancy reference: TR-290852

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Corporate recruiter

Lea Mander

+44 161 885 2130

Contact

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Application process

First Contact

We carefully review your application and in the coming weeks, you will be notified for an interview session if you are selected. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 7 days.

Scheduling an Interview

After being shortlisted, you will be contacted via email or telephone to arrange for a date on your availability for the qualification interview.

Phone/ Qualification Interview

During the interview, you will be assessed on your level of experience and skills, work history, availability, and the qualifications the company is seeking for the position.

Meeting in Real Life

After successfully making through the phone interview, a face to face interview will be scheduled between the candidate and recruiter. This session can be a more in-depth  interview to review your communication and interpersonal skills.

Application for the Position

Submission of candidates resume for client’s approval and screening.

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