Subsurface
BP has maintained a reserve replacement ratio of over 100% for 14 consecutive years
Challenges
The oil is definitely there. But the field is fractured, complex and beneath miles of salt mixed with sand. It’s not about to give up its riches easily. But, that’s what makes careers in Subsurface & Wells so exciting. Today, there’s no such thing as easy oil. We have to travel further and use increasingly sophisticated tools to locate hydrocarbon reserves. Once we’ve found them, our teams need to appraise the geology, evaluate the technical demands of the well and develop detailed plans for the reservoir. And we have to be able to increase our yields to maximise the value of our assets and meet the constantly increasing world-wide demand for energy.About Subsurface & Wells careers at BP
BP operates more giant field discoveries than any of our competitors. Our strategy is to invest in the largest and lowest cost hydrocarbon deposits, and to optimise returns on our existing assets. And that takes the best teams of scientists and engineers in the world and access to technology that’s just as outstanding. Our geoscientists, petrophysicists and reservoir engineers work with offshore, deepwater and onshore oil and gas projects in over 25 countries. From the first stages of exploration through development and recovery, their energy makes it possible for BP to push back the frontiers of geography and discovery to find and develop more fuel. To support their efforts, BP provides training and development that’s as wide ranging as the challenges we offer.The roles
GeoscientistsIn the quest to find and develop oil and gas all over the world, you’ll be exposed to the kind of sophisticated tools, methodologies and technologies that are intended to give BP a distinct competitive advantage. You may well work across a diverse range of geographies and development types, including a variety of offshore, deepwater, onshore, oil, gas and condensate scenarios of different sizes.
You may find yourself in exploration – looking for hydrocarbon accumulations in the most upstream part of our business; working in appraisal and development, to ensure the maximum recovery of hydrocarbons from producing reservoirs, or working with commercial, legal, political and technological experts to negotiate entry into new areas.
Petrophysicists
A career at BP offers you the opportunity to work on a diverse range of geographies and development types, perhaps including a variety of offshore, deepwater, onshore, oil, gas and condensate scenarios of different scales. You may also benefit from being involved in the application of cutting edge technologies, including Field of the Future techniques for real-time data acquisition and management.
A career at BP offers you the opportunity to work on a diverse range of geographies and development types, perhaps including a variety of offshore, deepwater, onshore, oil, gas and condensate scenarios of different scales. You may also benefit from being involved in the application of cutting edge technologies, including Field of the Future techniques for real-time data acquisition and management.
Often petrophysical roles include providing technical consultancy to global assets in petrophysical evaluation; the characterization of reservoir flow units by integrating all available core, log and production data; supporting well planning and reservoir completion design; and actively participating in technical networks and R&D programmes.
Petroleum / Reservoir Engineers
Throughout BP’s field operations, Petroleum and Reservoir Engineers play a crucial role. That’s why we offer many of our employees in this area the opportunity to be involved in the application of leading edge technologies such as top-down reservoir modelling to manage subsurface uncertainties and Field of the Future techniques for real time data acquisition and management.
Throughout BP’s field operations, Petroleum and Reservoir Engineers play a crucial role. That’s why we offer many of our employees in this area the opportunity to be involved in the application of leading edge technologies such as top-down reservoir modelling to manage subsurface uncertainties and Field of the Future techniques for real time data acquisition and management.
Our engineers are essential to BP. Their involvement in technical consultancy, reservoir completion design and data acquisition recommendation programmes means they can impact on production operations and optimize plant performance.
