Senior Petrophysicist & Wireline Operations Engineer

About the Job

KAR OG Alan Sasan DMCC is seeking an experienced Senior Petrophysicist & Wireline Operations Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will serve as the Company's focal point for all petrophysical studies, wireline logging, formation evaluation, and well data acquisition activities across exploration, appraisal, and development wells. Position Title : Senior Petrophysicist & Wireline Operations Engineer Department: Exploration & Development Department Reports To: Exploration & Development Manager Work Location : Erbil with available to travel to field locations, drilling rigs, and wellsites as required by operational and project needs. Working Time: Sunday-Thursday (8:30-16:30) Schedule: Full time Key Responsibilities: 1- Well Planning and Formation Evaluation Programs • Design detailed wireline and formation evaluation programs for exploration, appraisal, and development wells. • Define logging objectives, tool selection, acquisition sequences, and operational requirements. • Design formation pressure testing and fluid sampling programs. • Develop coring and special logging strategies. • Ensure all formation evaluation requirements are incorporated into drilling programs. • Identify operational risks and recommend mitigation measures. • Optimize wireline programs to maximize data quality while minimizing operational costs and rig time. • Support well planning activities through effective data acquisition strategies. 2- Tender Preparation and Technical Evaluation • Prepare detailed technical scopes of work, specifications, and tender documents for: Ø Open and cased hole wireline logging services. Ø Formation pressure testing and fluid sampling services. Ø Core/Sidewall coring services. Ø Perforation services. Ø Cement evaluation logging services. Ø Production logging services. Ø Special logging services. • Lead the technical evaluation of bids and proposals submitted by wireline service companies. • Assess contractor capabilities, personnel competency, equipment suitability, operational readiness, HSE performance, and previous experience. 3. Wireline Operations Supervision • Supervise all wireline and formation evaluation operations during well execution. • Monitor and support: Ø Open and cased hole logging. Ø LWD/MWD evaluation integration. Ø Formation pressure testing. Ø Fluid sampling. Ø Core/Sidewall coring. Ø Cement evaluation logging. Ø Production logging. Ø Perforation operations. Ø Special logging services. • Review operational procedures, risk assessments, and contingency plans prior to execution. • Ensure compliance with company standards and industry best practices. • Verify data quality in real time and approve acquisition before tool retrieval. • Provide technical support during critical operational decisions. • Coordinate with drilling, geology, reservoir engineering, and completion teams during operational activities. 4. Petrophysical Interpretation and Formation Evaluation • Perform comprehensive petrophysical interpretation of exploration, appraisal, and development wells. • Conduct: Ø Log quality control (QC). Ø Lithology determination. Ø Porosity evaluation, Water saturation calculations and Net pay determination. Ø Rock typing and reservoir quality assessment. • Integrate wireline, LWD, core, well testing, and production data. • Support reservoir characterization and field development studies. • Provide formation evaluation recommendations for drilling, completion, testing, and development decisions. • Prepare final petrophysical reports and formation evaluation summaries. 5. Data Quality Assurance and Technical Governance • Establish and implement wireline and petrophysical data quality control procedures. • Review all acquired datasets and contractor deliverables. • Ensure compliance with industry standards and company technical requirements. • Maintain technical documentation and well evaluation databases. • Conduct technical audits of service providers and acquired data. • Ensure proper data m