Wellsite Geology, Western Canadian Basin

The work is based entirely on a rig and typical work activities include:

- evaluating offset data before beginning drilling;
- analysing, evaluating and describing formations whilst drilling, using cuttings, gas, FEMWD (formation evaluation
measurement while drilling) and wireline data;
- comparing data gathered during drilling with predictions made at the exploration stage;
- advising on drilling hazards and drilling bit optimisation;
- taking full responsibility for making decisions about suspending or continuing drilling;
- advising operations personnel on site and in the operations office;
- acting, in effect, as the representative of the onshore oil company geology team;
- supervising mudlogging, FEMWD and wireline services personnel and monitoring quality control in relation to these
services;
- keeping detailed records, writing reports, completing daily, weekly and post-well reporting logs and sending these to appropriate departments;
- maintaining up-to-date knowledge of MWD (measuring while drilling) tools, such as gamma and resistivity, as geosteering becomes increasingly important;
- communicating regularly with operations offices