Career Community
Geoscience
Job Family Summary
GEO-Hydrocarbon Systems and Assessments
Members of the Hydrocarbon Systems and Assessment (HS&A) job family have a broad range of geologic roles and responsibilities in the Geologic community. The HS&A community are primarily comprised of Petroleum Geochemists, Basin modelers, Reservoir Quality Experts and Assessors but also have specialized skills in fluid Inclusion analysis, Noble gases, Genetic Basin Analysis to name a few. Each member plays a key role in addressing business questions at the Exploration, Development, or Production asset maturity phase. Petroleum Geochemist determine hydrocarbon and source rock characterization, oil-source correlation, reservoir connectivity, thermal maturity, petroleum alteration interpretations, fluid inclusion analysis, fluid properties characterization and prediction. Basin analysis provides an evaluation of the hydrocarbons generated, amount expulsed, migration, and leakage in sedimentary basins or areas for the purpose of predicting hydrocarbon presence, type, and volumes ahead of drilling. Reservoir Quality experts predicts porosity/permeability and productivity characteristics of prospective reservoirs using integrated geologic forward modeling techniques. The Assessment Community perform volumetric uncertainty analysis, value of information assessments, multiple scenario analysis, risking sessions, Prospect/Play evaluations to assist management in business decisions.
Job Role Summary
The early capability Hydrocarbon System practioner is expected to develop a broad range of fundamental geoscience skills and the ability to comprehend and integrate knowledge, ideas to solve geologic problems. While the early career assignments should provide the opportunity to acquire the fundamental skills through on-the-job experience and training; the expectation is to focus primarily on the Hydrocarbon System Skills. The goal is to have a specialist who has been exposed and has the same early career capability as the generalist but with on-the-job experiences which are related to their field of specialty.
Work quality and quantity, demonstrating leadership and mentoring activities are performance dimensions that are expected to expand in scope and breadth through time. Upon completion of the ECM, the expectation is that a geoscientist should have the skills, capabilities, and knowledge required to contribute independently to assignments irrespective of business stage.
Fundamental Skills are essential for all Geoscientists and the Hydrocarbon System Practioner will be exposed to all these skills through the fundamental training curriculum but with particular focus dependent on their specialty. All geoscientists are expected to have a basic understanding of internal upstream business terminology, processes and systems. This knowledge will be obtained through a combination of on-the-job experience and basic training.
Employees are encouraged to take an active role in their skill and capability development to meet business needs and are encouraged to self-assess in as many skills and capability milestones as appropriate to accurately reflect their technical capabilities. See the GCO SharePoint for further documentation on career path and milestones.
Functional Skills
Behavioral Skills
(B) Adapts
(B) Analytical
(B) Collaborates
(B) Communicates Effectively
(B) Creates Business Value
(B) Mentors
(B) Promotes Inclusion
(B) Shows Initiative
(B) Focuses on Customers