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. The role partners with executive leadership, asset teams, and external stakeholders, mentoring geoscientists and shaping entry strategy and acquisition opportunities.

• 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 linking tectono‑strati graphic evolution, charge/migration, reservoir/seal, and timing.
• Work across subsurface, operations, land, and business development 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 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 risking.
• 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 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).
• 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 new ventures and exploration & appraisal program execution.
• Experience applying remote sensing, surface imaging, or geospatial datasets as complementary inputs to basin screening and integrated exploration workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate structural geology, tectonic evolution, and basin‑scale geodynamic frameworks into exploration strategies.
• Awareness of, and experience applying, AI‑assisted workflows and emerging technologies to improve interpretation efficiency, data QC, and general AI…