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Vedanta, a future-focused and growth-oriented company is a fully integrated producer of Oil & Gas, Zinc - Lead - Silver, Aluminium, Power, Iron Ore & Steel, Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, Ferrochrome and Manganese, with a fast-growing metal recycling capacity, and a broad range of critical minerals. We are a dominant player in power generation, transmission, renewable energy solutions, optical fiber, display glass and soon semiconductors. With our world class, low-cost and long-life assets, Vedanta contributes 1.4% towards India’s GDP. Cairn Oil & Gas is the largest private oil and gas exploration and production company in India, accounting for more than a quarter of India’s domestic crude production. At Cairn, we are committed to playing a lead role in strengthening energy security for country and geared up towards contributing half of India’s oil and gas productio n We are looking for highly skilled senior technical leader for the role o f Chief of Petrophysi cs who would be responsible for overseeing all petrophysical activities across exploration, development, and production operations. This role provides strategic direction, technical assurance, and mentorship to a team of Petrophysicists, ensuring high-quality formation evaluation, reservoir characterization, and integration with multidisciplinary teams. The Chief will play a pivotal role in shaping petrophysical workflows, advancing technology adoption, and supporting business objectives through data-driven subsurface insight s. Key Responsibiliti es:Leadership & Strat egyLead and manage the Petrophysics team functionally, ensuring alignment with the organizational goals and subsurface strategi es.Define and enforce best practices, Petrophysical workflows & standards, and quality assurance protocols for petrophysical analysis and data manageme nt.Provide strategic input to exploration and development planning, including well placement, data acquisition strategies, reservoir evaluation, and field developme nt.Represent the petrophysics discipline as technical authority in technical assurance and cross-functional leadership foru ms.Technical Oversi ghtSupervise the design and execution of formation evaluation programs, including advanced logging (image, NMR, sonic), core analysis (RCA/SCAL), and well testi ng.Review and validate petrophysical models, log interpretations, and reservoir property estimations across diverse reservoir types (e.g., clastic conventional, tight oil/gas, fractured basement, turbidites, unconventiona l).Ensure robust integration of petrophysical data with geophysics, geology, and reservoir engineering for static and dynamic modeli ng.Oversee the interpretation of cased hole logs, well integrity assessments, and production loggi ng.Operational Excelle nceApprove logging programs and acquisition strategies for exploration and development wells, including LWD and wireline operatio ns.Supervise real-time well operations, ensuring optimal data acquisition and decision-making during drilli ng.Guide the selection of pressure points, fluid sampling, and perforation/testing interva ls.Ensure technical integrity of log data, including depth matching, normalization, and core-to-log correlati on.Mentorship & Capability Build ingMentor and develop Petrophysicists and geoscientists through structured training, coaching, competency management and knowledge shari ng.Promote continuous learning and adoption of emerging technologies and vendor too ls.Lead Petrophysics technical reviews, peer assists, and post-well evaluations to drive learning and performance improveme nt.Collaboration & Integrat ionFoster strong collaboration with geologists, geophysicists, drilling, reservoir, and production enginee rs.Support exploration teams with petrophysical input for prospect evaluation, rock mechanics, and seismic rock property studi es.Engage with data management teams to ensure accurate and accessible petrophysical databas es. Qualifications & Experie nce:Master’s or Ph.D. in Geosciences or related fi eld.15+ years of experience in petrophysics, with significant exposure to both exploration and development environme nts.Proven leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams and proje cts.Deep expertise in log interpretation, core analysis, reservoir modeling, and data integrat ion.Strong understanding of vendor technologies, acquisition tools, and digital workfl ows.Excellent communication, decision-making, and stakeholder management ski lls. Additional Attrib utes:Experience in deepwater, unconventional, and complex reservoir sett ings.Familiarity with machine learning applications and cloud-based data platf orms.Active participation in industry forums, technical societies, or publicat ions. Show more Show less
