Lead Geologist

About Simpson Energy

Simpson Energy is advancing a large onshore exploration position in the southern Northern Territory across the Pedirka and Eromanga basins.

Following major seismic work across EP93, Simpson is progressing further seismic acquisition and interpretation across its permit portfolio and maturing an initial oil and gas appraisal drilling program. 

The Role

You will lead the geological work required to turn Simpson’s expanding seismic and well dataset into ranked, drilling-ready prospects.

Your immediate focus will be seismic integration, prospect maturation, well-target definition, appraisal planning and drilling support. You will work with specialist geophysicists, reservoir engineers, drilling personnel, and external consultants.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support geological interpretation and prospect maturation across Simpson’s Northern Territory acreage.

• Integrate seismic, well, petrophysical, pressure, fluid, stratigraphic and structural data into robust geological models.

• Define geological objectives for seismic acquisition, processing and interpretation alongside specialist geophysicists and contractors.

• Rank and risk prospects; prepare volumetrics, well proposals, prognoses and decision materials.

• Lead geological inputs to drilling, including formation evaluation, coring, logging, sampling and post-well analysis.

• Maintain disciplined QA/QC, data governance, peer review and uncertainty-management processes.

• Manage geological consultants and technical studies; prepare material for regulators, partners and technical due diligence.

• Support evaluation of reservoir, seal, fault and containment characteristics relevant to geological carbon-storage work.

About You

You are a senior petroleum geologist with a strong Australian onshore record and direct experience taking prospects from interpretation through drilling, and you must be prepared to travel to site on a regular basis.

You will bring:

• 12+ years of applied petroleum geology experience, preferably in Australian basins. (candidates with less experience may be considered subject to work history)

• Northern Territory experience strongly preferred; experience in the Pedirka, Amadeus, Eromanga, Cooper or comparable basins highly regarded.

• Strong seismic interpretation, structural and stratigraphic capability.

• Demonstrated experience in prospect generation, risking, volumetrics and well-target maturation.

• Direct appraisal or development drilling experience.

• The ability to work effectively across geology, geophysics, petrophysics, reservoir engineering and drilling.

• Experience with Petrel, Kingdom or DecisionSpace and GIS tools.

• Clear technical writing and communication skills.

• Experience in geological carbon storage, underground gas storage, injectivity, seal or fault analysis is advantageous but not essential.

Why Simpson

This role offers direct involvement in a significant Australian onshore exploration and appraisal program at the point where seismic interpretation is being converted into drilling decisions.

Competitive remuneration will be offered, commensurate with experience.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and a brief note outlining your relevant Australian basin, seismic interpretation and drilling experience.

Confidential discussions can be arranged for suitably qualified candidates.