Unconventional Well Planning Geologist
BH-334479
Posted: 01/05/2026
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
- $130 - $150 per hour, Benefits: Benefits Offered
- United States Texas Spring
- Contract
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Oil & Gas
- Certifications/Qualifications
- Masters in Geoscience preferred
- Software experience
- Kingdom (mandatory), Petrel (optional)
- Level of experience
- Mid-Advanced Unconventional Oil and Gas Experience (Midland Basin preferred)
- Experience in well planning/geologic operations
- Description
- Correlate and refine target windows for horizontal well planning using subsurface interpretations, logs, and offset well data.
- Deliver well planning products including target maps, structure maps, cross sections, and target windows.
- Support drilling execution partners through pre‑spud planning and execution alignment.
- Identify local geologic variability and communicate execution risks and constraints.
- Incorporate offset well results and lessons learned to continuously improve well planning templates.
- Ensure execution learnings are incorporated back into development targeting decision.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work with multiple disciplines and groups
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.