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Petroleum Geologist

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Petroleum Geologists locate, characterise, and quantify subsurface hydrocarbon accumulations — the foundational scientific step before any drilling decision is made. In India the role sits almost entirely within five major employers: ONGC (the dominant hirer across all basins), Oil India Limited (Assam and Rajasthan), Reliance E&P (KG-D6 and CBM blocks), Cairn Oil & Gas / Vedanta (Rajasthan Barmer basin), and GSPC (Gujarat). Beyond these, a handful of consultancy and data-services firms (KGOC, Gaffney Cline, IHS Markit / S&P Global Commodity Insights) handle NELP/OALP block-evaluation work. Day-to-day work is seismic interpretation in Schlumberger Petrel or IHS Kingdom, well-log correlation using gamma-ray, resistivity, porosity, and sonic curves, prospect-generation and play analysis across sedimentary basins, reservoir characterisation, hydrocarbon-volume estimation at P10/P50/P90 confidence levels, and basin modelling using source-reservoir-seal-trap-migration analysis. The entry standard is M.Sc or M.Tech in Petroleum Geology, Applied Geology, or Marine Geoscience — IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Madras (CSEG), and Osmania University are the strongest feeders. ONGC's Geoscientist trainee exam (via GATE Geology & Geophysics paper or ONGC's direct written test) and OIL's similar intake are the main competitive entry routes.

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Petroleum Geologist

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