2021 Geophysicist/Imaging Developer Summer Intern

In this role, you will work on a wide variety of technical challenges in support of our North America Gas, Gulf of Mexico Production, Western Hemisphere Exploration, Global Projects, and Subsurface Technology businesses.

Responsibilities are highly variable but typically are to:

• Contribute as a multi-disciplinary team to the planning and execution of at least one well through operations, monitoring real time drilling data against pre-drill prognosis and within the subsurface geomodels. Gain field and operations experience at the well site.

• Participate in a multi-disciplinary effort to evaluate subsurface uncertainty for a prospect / field in exploration, appraisal, development or production.

• Construct a framework structural model (fault and surfaces) to calculate bulk rock volume. Incorporate rock and fluid properties (porosity, net to gross, water saturation, etc) to complete a hydrocarbon in-place volumetric determination and uncertainty analysis for a field.

• Interpret 2D/3D seismic across a prospect or field to define overburden and reservoir horizons, delivering structural contour and fault maps, reservoir and seal isopach maps. Identify key interpretation uncertainties and develop alternative interpretation scenarios.

• Investigate the variation of seismic attributes and volumes (reflectivity, inverted, AVO data, etc.) to variations in rock properties (porosity, net to gross) in a field.

• Perform wavelet extraction for a 3D seismic volume tying multiple wells and building a single wavelet that is acceptable for the target interval.

• Complete a regional 2D / 3D seismic interpretation using an existing regional geological framework and seismic stratigraphic concepts. Integrate seismic mapping products into regional play fairway maps.

• With support from senior geophysicists, build understanding of fundamental algorithms behind major seismic processing steps (demultiple, velocity estimation, migration, signal processing, VSP) using internal and external tools and methods.

For Imaging Developers responsibilities include:

• With support from senior geophysicists, contribute to the development of computationally demanding seismic processing and imaging workflows/algorithms/codes in service of business priorities.

• Apply good geophysical judgement on the cost/quality curve for algorithm development, with the aim to develop algorithms and computational programs at the right time and quality to address business issues or add new capability.

• Develop/build-on cutting edge ideas and algorithms that either improve the performance or the efficiency or both for key steps in the seismic processing sequence such as, demultiple, velocity estimation, migration, signal processing & VSP.

• Work collaboratively with STC and HPC staff to identify and help evaluate future opportunities that may provide distinctive and differentiating use of existing resources or investment in emerging hardware or approaches to processing.

• The role also provides an opportunity to work on and test “out-of-the-box” blue sky ideas that may help solve practical seismic imaging challenges.

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to encouraging an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

Our internship program offers you just that plus the opportunity for hands-on experience working on real projects that deliver tangible benefits and measurable results. You will work alongside our highly qualified and professional colleagues. We take interns studying a wide range of subjects to allow you to explore new career aspiration and develop the technical skillset for you to have a successful career.

Summer internships last 12 weeks.

At bp, we are #oneteam, so the safety of each member of our community is of the utmost importance to us. Due to COVID-19, most of our employees are working from home and as a result we have implemented a virtual hiring process and are onboarding new hires remotely.