Exploration Geologist Advisor - Ventures

Job Summary

Continental Resources is seeking an Advisor-level New Ventures Geoscientist to evaluate new ventures, develop play concepts, and support a commercially focused exploration strategy through integrated subsurface interpretation. You will integrate regional geologic data—including wellbore, 2D/3D seismic, and potential‑field data—to build play evaluations and prospects that de‑risk opportunities and support investment decisions. Outputs are used closely with Land and Business Development to shape entry strategy and capture opportunities.

The work is fast‑paced and team‑based, with tight timelines and frequent decision points. This Advisor role partners with executive leadership, asset teams, and external stakeholders, and mentors geoscientists in fit‑for‑purpose workflows that connect regional context to petroleum systems and commercial outcomes.

• Lead prospect generation, evaluation, and maturation for new ventures using geological, geophysical, petrophysical, and geochemical data to define play fairways, petroleum systems, and prospect risk.
• Build basin‑to‑prospect interpretations and maps to constrain structure, stratigraphy, and fairway geometry.
• Develop subsurface models and risk assessments that link tectono‑strati graphic evolution, charge/migration, reservoir/seal, and timing.
• Work across subsurface, operations, land, and business development teams to deliver clear evaluations that inform entry strategy, acreage capture, and deal decisions.
• Lead or advise on exploration well planning, seismic acquisition/reprocessing, and post‑drill learnings to improve prospect ranking.
• Mentor geoscientists and set best practices for integrated interpretation, uncertainty tracking, and executive‑level communication.
• Represent Continental Resources in external technical engagements with partners and authorities and stay current on emerging exploration technologies.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Integrated Interpretation—integrates geology, geophysics, petrophysics, and geochemistry into clear play and prospect models.
• Seismic Interpretation—2D/3D seismic structural and strati graphic mapping and interpretation across onshore and offshore datasets.
• Quantitative Interpretation—familiarity with rock physics/AVO and seismic inversion concepts.
• Potential‑Field Methods—practical application of gravity and magnetic data for regional screening, structural constraint, and basement interpretation.
• Petroleum Systems & Basin Modeling—source rock, charge/migration, timing, and play risk assessment.
• Reservoir Characterization—petrophysics, rock properties, and analogs to assess reservoir quality and distribution.
• Communication & Leadership—communicates technical work effectively with senior technical and executive audiences.
• Collaboration—works well across disciplines and turns inputs into recommendations.

• Master’s or Doctorate degree in Geoscience or Earth Sciences from an accredited university.
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of exploration experience with demonstrated success in new ventures and basin‑scale petroleum systems evaluation.
• Expertise in conventional and unconventional reservoirs, including play fairway mapping, prospect generation, and probabilistic resource assessments.
• Proficiency in industry‑standard geoscience software (e.g., Geographix, Petrel, Kingdom, ArcGIS, Paleo Scan, etc.).
• Strong capability in geological interpretation, well‑log analysis, and integration of conventional and unconventional petrophysical data.
• Applied geophysical mapping skills, including 2D/3D seismic mapping and interpretation calibrated to well control.
• Advisor‑level capability to lead high‑impact evaluations, guide integrated workflows, and mentor peers through reviews and technical coaching.
• Experience in strategic exploration planning, exploration well execution, and post‑drill technical evaluation.
• Applied understanding of economic evaluation, value drivers, and risk‑based framing to support exploration screening and deal decisions.
• An acceptable pre‑employment background and drug test.

• International exploration experience, including offshore…