Join the ECI Group's Professional Technical Services Network as aSubsurface Technical Data Management Consultant - Geoscience.This is a Houston TX based contract role with an anticipated 12-month duration with an estimated start on May 26, 2026. Note: You must be a US Citizen or Permanent US Resident to qualify for this position. Only candidates with the ability to work on a W2 or 1099 contract vehicle will be considered for this opportunity.
About the Role
Apply subsurface Technical DM principles to support studies in Oil and Gas Exploration and Field Development in the following specialty areas: Geological Data - well and reservoir modeling data such as well headers, porosity, permeability, reservoir, data derived from geochemical samples, and metadata such as well names, depths and well coordinates. Typical stores for well data are Corporate Data Store for corporate data and Petrel for project data. Petrophysical Data - well logs and Petrophysical analysis. Data types include wireline, MWD, borehole, sonic and core data. Typical data stores are Recall and Petrel. Geophysical Data- geophysical data such as seismic traces (2D and 3d), seismic navigation data and potential field data.
As Technical Data Management Consultant, you’ll support and deliver efficient and sustainable technical data management and associated workflows through the full project data lifecycle from project framing and setup, through project execution to project close-out, including results publishing and assurance. This will require you to identify, plan and contribute to the delivery of improvements associated with subsurface databases, software and tools. Having a demonstrable ability to balance reactive with pro-active thinking is essential.
The role requires strong subsurface business domain knowledge coupled with Technical Information & Data Management (TD) Technical Data knowledge with a demonstrable passion for Continuous Improvement.
The position requires strong understanding of subsurface business processes and knowledge of the complete Project Data and Information Lifecycle in subsurface projects. Expertise in data flow is also required, including how subsurface data enters the project space, is synchronized between various applications and project stores used in the workflow and how the “final” or “results” are published back to the corporate environment.
You’ll be expected to collaborate across boundaries and stakeholders to ensure business delivery of data as an asset.
Qualifications and Experience Requirements:
Relevant degree in a subsurface discipline (e.g., Geology, Geophysics, Petroleum Engineering) and/or extensive experience in TD (Technical Data) supporting subsurface assets.
Experience with TD in a team environment with minimum 5 years industry experience
Demonstrable experience in the use and development of common TD workflows, practices, standards & tools including but not limited to core applications such as Petrel, Techlog, OpenWorks, OpenSpirit, Recall.
Analytical ability combined with pragmatic approach to solving problems with exposure to CI (Continuous Improvement) and DQ (Data Quality) to improve TD delivery & value
Proven experience of having worked in the subsurface business and acquired domain knowledge in any or more of the following areas: Exploration, Development, CCUS, Wells, WRFM (Well, Reservoir & Facilities Management). Familiar with IM (Information Management)
Adaptability to changing data and project demands and exposure to process change management
Readiness to champion all issues related to data security and understanding of associated Entitlements & Obligations and Data Security & Restrictions
Confident and effective communication with demonstrable influencing skills
Work requires a comprehensive understanding and capability to support exploration and production asset teams, with primary emphasis on project data management involving:
Well Header Data Management: To ensure the basic Well Information is in place and complies with standards. All COMPANY wells need to be loaded to the Corporate DataStore with the correct well header information and as per defined work instructions. Procedures also exist for non-Shell wells – well data must be released as per Governmental Obligations.
Corporate Well Data Loading for Petrophysics, Geoscience & GeologyMainly well picks, stratigraphy, log curves are stored in proper format and accessible from corporate datastores. Follow the well log data route for corporate interpretation datasets to successfully publish in Corporate Databases and distribute this data to other Shell project data stores and application environment (e.g. OpenWorks, Techlog). Publishing to prevent loss of data and enable the ability to reproduce or audit results. Data is handled and processed in line with the applicable data standards to ensure data quality and process safety compliance. Final and corporate Petrophysical (PP) interpretations must be stored in the Corporate Data Store (Recall) to complete the evaluation cycle.
Data Quality Monitoring & Improvements: To help with Information Quality Metrics (IQM) application and with data quality improvement projects. Ensure a transparent, standardized, practical, and scalable approach to data quality management that reflects business priorities and objectives.
Seismic Data Management Services: This covers all types of seismic data, including but not limited to 2D, 3D, and 4D, field, pre-stack, post-stack and workstation data. The data types cover the entire lifecycle from acquisition to processing, interpretation, archiving and distribution. The data types include trace data, navigation data, interpretation results, workstation data, velocity data, VSP, operational metadata, physical and digital archives (HSM & Exploration Archives).
Please Note: The ECI Group uses AI-assisted tools in the early stages of application review, with all decisions guided by human oversight and fully compliant with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ECI Group's applicable data protection policies and Privacy Notice.
