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The Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute (EORI) at the University of Wyoming invites applications for a Senior Research Scientist to work in technical development.

Position #4970.

Carbonate rocks form the second-most productive reservoirs within the State of Wyoming and contribute to the internal architecture of the most productive eolian reservoirs state-wide. As such, the Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute at the University of Wyoming is looking to hire a Carbonate Geologist to work in a team environment with geologists and engineers, to study subsurface issues with Wyoming reservoirs, as well as carry out individual research of value to the overall mission of the Institute.

Education: M.S. and 10+ years of experience or Ph.D. and 5+ years of experience in Carbonate Reservoir Studies or an equivalent technical field.

Knowledge of: All types of carbonate depositional environments, with extensive experience of both outcrop- and subsurface-based analysis and interpretation of carbonate reservoirs and reservoir rocks.

Expected duties: Reservoir analyses based on wire-line log, core, thin-section and seismic data and outcrop-based studies, in order to gain better knowledge of internal reservoir architectures.

The candidate must have the ability to work in both a unified team environment and solo on individual research projects.

Additional skills: Experience of reservoir modeling, using industry-standard software, such as Petrel, RMS, GoCad, etc.; experience with lidar acquisition and interpretation as a tool for outcrop research; and, knowledge of clastic reservoirs systems.

Application materials required:

University of Wyoming application (http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/hr/hrformspage.asp), resume and contact information for three work related references.

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