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Senior Geoscience Technician

ContangoHouston, Texas, United StatesOnsite
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Senior Geotech


Position Summary


The Geotech will be responsible for data and project management associated with the geoscience team. In addition, the candidate will collaborate across disciplines to ensure data integration throughout the organization. The position is directly responsible for data quality control, managing databases, support of GIS mapping and analysis and delivery of files, reports and analysis to support technical work within the geoscience team as well as supporting daily oil & gas operations. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities


  • Providing technical support and implementing best workflow practices for geoscientists that generate, high-grade, and drill oil and gas opportunities
  • Creating and managing well and seismic projects and ensuring geoscience staff are accessing current and accurate data
  • Importing/Exporting and quality control of seismic, well, and culture data to and from various applications; syncing data across projects and systems
  • Providing GIS software application support, assisting teams with generating maps and managing and visualizing spatial data
  • Keeps supervisor informed of progress and may recommend procedural/operational changes
  • Establishes and maintains highly confidential record files for reference use
  • Orders logs and other records
  • Interaction with operations to collect and archive all final well data
  • Accumulates and analyzes data for reports, makes log cross sections
  • Transfers and loads digital log and map data
  • Makes computations and calculations to assist geologists in their analysis
  • Assists geologists in the preparation of various reports, plans and budgets
  • Ensures timely completion and accuracy of assigned projects

Qualifications


Required Education, Experience, Licensure


  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • 5-10 Years oil & gas or related industry experience
  • Experience with Petra and Kingdom software packages
  • Proficiency with O&G data sources like IHS, Enverus and TGS
  • Familiarity with public data sources, including state and federal data
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Teams, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
  • Possess valid driver’s license and clean driving record (MVR) that meet Company’s Insurance qualifications to operate Company vehicle

Preferred Education, Experience, Licensure


  • B.S. Degree in math, science or related field
  • Experience with an E&P Company engaged in unconventional resource development
  • Proficiency in project and database management
  • GIS knowledge and experience, specifically QGIS software
  • Oil & gas data analysis and interpretation
  • Familiarity with Spotfire and/or Power BI
  • Development planning and/or operations experience is a plus 

Required Core Competencies – Knowledge, Skills, Abilities


  • Well-developed analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Ability to research information
  • Strong attention to detail; ability to perform duties with a high level of accuracy
  • Strong computer skills and technology skills
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out complex instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
  • Ability to identify issues, troubleshoot, and develop solutions
  • Excellent interpersonal, presentation, verbal and written communication skills
  • Demonstrate high ethical and professional behavior
  • Able to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities, tasks, and deadlines
  • Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships, and foster and encourage teamwork
  • Able to recognize and apply safety processes and procedures

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job. 

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Life at Contango

Contango Oil & Gas Company is an independent oil and gas company based in Houston, Texas, focused on the exploration, development, production and acquisition of natural gas and oil properties both onshore and offshore in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Contango?s onshore operations are concentrated in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region with over 400 producing wells located in the Woodbine formation in Southeast Texas, the Eagle Ford and Buda formations in South Texas, the Haynesville Shale, Mid-Bossier and James Lime Plays in East Texas, the Denver Julesburg Basin in Colorado, and in various conventional fields located primarily along the Texas Gulf Coast. Contango also owns approximately 24,000 undeveloped acres in the developing Tuscaloosa Marine Shale play in Louisiana and Mississippi. Contango?s offshore operations are concentrated in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico and consist of 13 Company-operated wells and four production platforms.
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