Senior Geologist

Anova is seeking a Senior Geologist for its Mississippian oil development in southeast Saskatchewan. The position is responsible for prospect generation, land recommendations, well planning and geosteering, and the geological evaluation of acquisitions, working closely with the Land, Engineering and Operations teams.

• Location:
  
  Calgary, Alberta
• Type:
  Full-time, permanent
• Reports to:
  
  President and Chief Executive Officer

• Map the Mississippian of southeast Saskatchewan, including structure, isopach, porosity and fluid contacts, from logs, core, cuttings and production data.
• Generate and rank drilling locations and maintain the Company's prospect inventory.
• Plan horizontal and multi-lateral wells with Engineering and geosteer them while drilling.
• Recommend land acquisitions at Crown sales and from freehold mineral owners.
• Evaluate the geology of acquisitions, farm-ins and joint ventures.
• Support the reserves process with maps and well data.
• Maintain the geological database and maps.
• Mentor junior geologists.

• Degree in geology and registration, or eligibility for registration, as a P.Geo. with APEGS or APEGA.
• Eight or more years of development geology experience, including direct experience in the Mississippian of southeast Saskatchewan.
• A record of generating locations that were drilled and produced, and of geosteering horizontal wells.
• Proficiency with Accu Map and standard mapping and log analysis software.
• Able to work from the Calgary head office.

Anova Exploration Corp. is a privately held, team-controlled oil exploration and production company based in Calgary, Alberta, with operations in southeast Saskatchewan.