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SRK CONSULTING (U.S.), INC. Principal Consultant (Resource Geology) Denver, CO $231000 H-1B May 30, 2025
MURPHY EXPLORATION PRODUCTION COMPANY … Sr. Staff Geologist Houston, TX $230942 - $250000 Green Card Dec 16, 2022
MURPHY EXPLORATION PRODUCTION COMPANY … Geology Advisor (Sedimentology and Stratigraphy) Houston, TX $230942 Green Card May 17, 2022
SHELL U.S. HOSTING COMPANY MANAGER ADVANCED STRATIGRAPHY & PETROLOGY HOUSTON, TX $230700 H-1B Oct 14, 2011
CHEVRON CORPORATION SENIOR EXPLORATION NEW VENTURES GEOSCIENTIST HOUSTON, TX $229707 E-3 Jul 11, 2013
MURPHY EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION COMPA… SENIOR STAFF GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $228800 H-1B Feb 26, 2015
MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO. Regional Senior Staff Exploration Geoscientist HOUSTON, TX $228800 Green Card Nov 24, 2014
MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO. Regional Senior Staff Exploration Geoscientist HOUSTON, TX $228800 Green Card Dec 8, 2014
OUTSOURCE RESEARCH CONSULTING, INC. SENIOR GEOMECHANICS PROGRAM DIRECTOR HOUSTON, TX $228800 E-3 Feb 28, 2013
POPULUS GROUP, LLC Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers TROY, MI $228800 Green Card 2012
CHEVRON CORPORATION RESEARCH PETROPHYSICIST HOUSTON, TX $228387 E-3 Dec 30, 2013
OK TERRA ENERGY TEXAS INC GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $228000 H-1B Jun 18, 2012
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA), INC. STAFF GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $227729 H-1B May 9, 2014
SHELL OIL COMPANY Reservoir Geophysicist HOUSTON, TX $227700 Green Card May 7, 2018
Chevron Corporation Carbonate Stratigraphy Technical Advisor Houston, TX $227000 H-1B Mar 18, 2021
BP AMERICA INC. PORE PRESSURE SPECIALIST HOUSTON, TX $226700 E-3 May 18, 2015
LLOG Exploration Company, L.L.C. Senior Quantitative Interpretation Geophysicist Covington, LA $225000 H-1B Mar 3, 2025
California Resources Corporation Geologist Bakersfield, CA $225000 H-1B Aug 18, 2022
DeGolyer and MacNaughton Corporation Senior Geologist Dallas, TX $225000 H-1B Feb 10, 2020
OIL SEARCH (ALASKA), LLC SENIOR DEVELOPMENT GEOPHYSICIST ANCHORAGE, AK $225000 E-3 Apr 10, 2018
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA), INC. GEOLOGIST ADVISOR HOUSTON, TX $225000 H-1B Mar 19, 2013
AngloGold Ashanti North America Inc. Senior Manager: Exploration Reno, NV $224880 E-3 Nov 4, 2025
BP AMERICA INC. PETROPHYSICIST HOUSTON, TX $224700 H-1B Sep 16, 2014
CHEVRON CORPORATION TEAM LEADER, SEISMIC DATA ANALYSIS R&D HOUSTON, TX $224499 E-3 Oct 14, 2016
SHELL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION COMPANY STAFF PRODUCTION GEOPHYSICIST NEW ORLEANS, LA $224200 H-1B Apr 13, 2016
Newcrest Resources, Inc. Principal Geoscientist - Americas Denver, CO $223793 E-3 May 20, 2024
COBALT INTERNATIONAL ENERGY, INC. Senior Exploration Geophysicist HOUSTON, TX $223510 Green Card Feb 3, 2015
COBALT INTERNATIONAL ENERGY, INC. EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICIST HOUSTON, TX $223510 H-1B Mar 6, 2014
Berry Petroleum Company, LLC Geological & Geophysical Manager $223100 - $264000 Green Card Feb 20, 2024
Occidental Petroleum Corporation Geophysical Advisor Houston, TX $222000 H-1B Apr 12, 2021
Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. Geologist Irving, TX $221000 H-1B Apr 9, 2020
AngloGold Ashanti North America Inc. Senior Manager: Exploration Reno, NV $220479 E-3 Apr 1, 2024
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA) INC. Staff Geologist HOUSTON, TX $220403 Green Card Mar 27, 2015
Kosmos Energy, LLC Senior Geophysicist Dallas, TX $220000 - $245000 Green Card Jul 10, 2015
LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION PRINCIPAL ADVISOR - SEISMIC IMAGING HOUSTON, TX $220000 H-1B Mar 3, 2015
MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO. Sr. Staff Geophysicist, International Exploration HOUSTON, TX $220000 Green Card Dec 11, 2014
MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY REGIONAL SENIOR STAFF EXPLORATION GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $220000 H-1B Feb 3, 2014
MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY SENIOR STAFF GEOPHYSICIST, INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATI HOUSTON, TX $220000 H-1B Feb 13, 2014
KOSMOS ENERGY, LLC DEVELOPMENT GEOPHYSICIST DALLAS, TX $220000 H-1B Apr 25, 2012
BP AMERICA INC. PETROPHYSICIST Houston, TX $219400 H-1B Dec 13, 2018
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION Geophysicist LONG BEACH, CA $219000 Green Card Jul 19, 2018
Kennecott Exploration Company Principal Geoscientist 3 - Nickel - KBGFJG118482-5 Salt Lake City, UT $218297 H-1B Mar 14, 2024
BP AMERICA INC. PORE PRESSURE SPECIALIST HOUSTON, TX $218000 E-3 Oct 21, 2013
BP AMERICA INC. BIOSTRATIGRAPHER HOUSTON, TX $218000 H-1B Sep 19, 2013
TotalEnergies E&P USA, Inc. Subsurface Team Lead Houston, TX $217392 H-1B Apr 17, 2026
BP America Inc. Sr Geologist/Squad Lead, Mad Dog/Argos Depletion … Houston, TX $216300 - $284000 H-1B Mar 24, 2026
BP America Inc. Sr. Geologist Houston, TX $216300 - $284000 H-1B Apr 28, 2026
OCCIDENTAL OIL AND GAS CORPORATION PETROPHYSICAL ADVISOR SR. HOUSTON, TX $216000 H-1B Apr 5, 2016
Murphy Exploration & Production Company… Advisor, Geophysicist Houston, TX $215821 - $276400 E-3 Mar 25, 2026
Murphy Exploration & Production Company… Sr Staff Geophysicist Houston, TX $215821 - $248500 H-1B Apr 25, 2025
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