Staff Geologist II

Citation is one of the largest privately-held independent oil and gas acquisition, development and production companies in the United States. Founded in 1981 by Forrest E. Harrell, Sr., Citation has built a significant portfolio of mature, long-life producing properties through a combination of disciplined acquisitions, focused operations and subsequent development. The Company has an enviable track record in attracting and retaining high-quality talent. This is the result of a stable, long-term business model and a corporate culture that emphasizes working smart, “doing business the right way,” and rewarding both performance and technical achievement. We are looking for talented and driven individuals to join our team, where you will have the opportunity to make a tangible impact helping to shape the future of our company and industry.

Responsibilities:

This is the company's 4th level of geology expertise/specialization. Provides geological, petrophysical and geophysical support functions and performs property studies that when executed leads to the enhancement of oil & gas production of the company's reserve base

• Originates and generates capital investment projects including the Company’s current underdeveloped positions. Evaluates deeper and shallower potential underlying the Company’s producing properties and recommends, drills and develops those reservoirs which economically justify such investments.

• Evaluates outside operated proposals and monitors offset exploration activity as it affects Company leaseholds. Collaborates in the preparation of A.F.E.’s, annual capital budget and reserve report projects.

• Serves as a staff advisor to other members of the Reservoir department in regard to basin geology, structural style, depositional environments, etc., requiring a more diversified and complete knowledge and experience level.

• Makes proper recommendations concerning the Company’s leasehold position with regard to renewals and rentals, taking new leases, dropping acreage, farming out, and maintaining the HBP status of all economic or potentially economic producing acreage.

• Supervises and/or monitors field data acquisition concerning geological, geophysical, and other related functions.

• Maintains an awareness of evolving industry standards and emerging technologies as they apply to maximizing the economic recovery of the Company’s oil and gas properties.

• Provides mentorship of less experienced geologists in the department.

Qualifications:

• Unconventional Reservoirs - candidate has generated prospects, created geological drilling prognoses and has significant experience managing the geo-steering of horizontal and/or high-angle deviated wells. Experience in southern Oklahoma is a plus.

• Conventional Field Development – the preferred candidate also has experience generating reserve-adding capital projects in conventional reservoirs, especially in mature waterfloods.

• Has led the geoscience review of operated and non-operated capital projects and prepared/presented for approval

• Geologic skillset includes:
- Creating geologic prognoses
- Geo-steering
- Advanced mapping skills
- Petrophysical (e.g. formation evaluation using well logs)
- Basic seismic interpretation
• Basic software/database packages:
- Petra
- StarSteer
- IHS/Enverus/Dwights databases
- Tableau is a plus
• BS in Geology with an MS in Geology preferred.
• Typically requires 10 years of geology experience.

Physical Requirements

Required to temporarily move and handle heavy boxes to their office from the file room. These boxes contain large amounts of field & well files for their technical field study review.