Geophysicist, Area

2 weeks ago

Calgary, Alberta, Canada Canadian Natural Full time

Geophysicist, Area

The Opportunity:


As an Area Geophysicist, you have an opportunity to be a key player in a dynamic and collaborative team of professionals focused on optimizing and expanding our production in the Conventional Division.

Working with a multi-disciplinary, geographic area team of exploration, exploitation, production, and other company professionals, you will use your proven geophysical experience to provide integrated seismic interpretations to support current and future oil and gas developments.


Key Accountabilities:

  • Work in a team environment to identify and progress growth opportunities within Canadian Natural's extensive conventional portfolio
  • Perform high quality interpretation of 2D and 3D seismic volumes integrated with geological mapping and engineering data for detailed reservoir characterization and production optimization of producing properties and future developments
  • Provide seismic support to the planning and execution of multiple drilling programs including multilateral horizontal wells
  • Working alongside CNRL's seismic operations and technical support teams, recommend and manage the planning, acquiring, and processing Q.C. of seismic programs to support the business needs of the asset team

Other Details:

  • Job location: Calgary, Alberta


 Shift schedule: 5x
  • Monday to Friday, 8 hours/day
  • Competitive salary, stock options, stock savings plan and benefits

Skills & Qualifications:

  • 2+ years of Canadian petroleum geophysics interpretation experience with a minimum Bachelor of Science in Geophysics
  • Demonstrated problem solving, communication, organization, and team leadership skills.
  • Registration or eligibility for registration with APEGA
  • Strong seismic workstation interpretation skills including a high level of proficiency with Seisware
  • Demonstration of fundamental stratigraphic and structural seismic interpretation skills including modelling, synthetic well ties, horizon and amplitude mapping, timetodepth conversion, and various seismic attribute analysis techniques
  • Knowledge of seismic workflows (e.g. poststack, prestack,) along with familiarity with Hampson & Russell software (Strata, Emerge, AVO,)
  • An understanding of rock physics and reservoir Geomechanics is also considered an asset

Why Canadian Natural?


CANADIAN NATURAL is a senior independent crude oil and natural gas exploration, development and production company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Our strong, diversified asset base is comprised of a balanced portfolio of light, synthetic, and heavy crude oil and natural gas.

Canadian Natural operates in Canada, the United Kingdom and Offshore Africa.


At Canadian Natural, we strive to live through our mission statement: "To develop people to work together to create value for the Company's shareholders by doing it right with fun and integrity." We are committed to a long-term presence in the communities where we operate.

Our activities create value by providing employment, business development opportunities, revenues to governments that contribute to spending on goods and services, and essential resources for public services, including health, safety, education and training.

Over the last 30 years, we have grown from a Company with nine employees to over 10,000 employees. We have increased our production from approximately 400 BOE/d in 1989 to more than one million BOE/d today.

Safety is a core value at Canadian Natural.

We conduct all of our operations in a way that identifies, minimizes and mitigates harm to the health and safety of employees, contractors, the public and the environment.


Canadian Natural Resources Ltd - "Canadian Natural" - is a publicly traded company on the TSX and NYSE as CNQ.



Primary Location Calgary

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