Well Site Geologist

Contexte et environnement

• TotalEnergies, through TEPMA‑1, operates the Area‑1 offshore block in Mozambique, one of the world’s largest Gas resource bases.
• Mainly activity on drilling rigs (Deep offshore)
• Working environment at risk in a multidisciplinary & multicultural context
• Periods in base or offices to contribute to well preparation, post well documents or well data QC and interpretations.
  
  
  

• Promote a strong safety culture through coaching, engagement, and proactive intervention with rig personnel and geological service provider
• Perform routine audits and checks on geological operations, including mud logging units, sample handling, gas detection systems, and compliance with Permit to Work requirements.
• Monitor and report safety observations related to subsurface operations and upcoming activities, intervening where necessary.
  
  
  

• Provide on-site geological supervision and assurance throughout drilling operations in accordance with approved well programmes and data acquisition objectives.
• Ensure geological contractors (mud logging, LWD/MWD, coring, wireline) are fully briefed, competent, and prepared to execute the programme safely and efficiently.
• Maintain close oversight during critical intervals such as casing points, reservoir sections, coring, logging runs, and drilling hazard zones.
• Monitor real-time drilling and geological data to identify formation tops, pore pressure trends, reservoir quality, and potential hazards.
• Ensure high-quality acquisition and processing of geological samples, cuttings descriptions, lag-time calculations, and gas data.
• Maintain a detailed daily geological log capturing progress, lithology, key events, issues, deviations, and subsurface risks
• Work in close collaboration with drilling engineers and geoscientists to ensure safe, optimal well placement and execution.
• Ensure all geological data (cuttings, logs, cores, pressure data, surveys) are quality checked and transferred to shore in line with data management requirements.
  
  
  

• BSc or MSc in Geology, Geoscience, or a related Earth Science discipline.
  
  
  

• Professional experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience
  
  
  

• Strong multidisciplinary integration skills, with the ability to synthesize datasets
• Self‑driven, organized, collaborative, and capable of working in fast‑paced operational settings.
• Excellent communication skills; oral & written – Fluent in English and Portuguese