Airswift is seeking a Contract Senior Optimization Geologist to join one of our major energy oil & gas clients in Calgary, AB. This is an initial 1-year contract with a huge possibility to be converted into an employee position. Reporting to the Manager of Geological Optimization, the selected individual will work within a multi-disciplinary team that is focused on continuously optimizing SAGD pads currently operating across the Foster Creek and Christina Lake assets.
Key Responsibilities Technical Expectations:
•Support the client’s short and long-term development plans that include:
- Well execution
- Well Surveillance
- Production optimization
- Providing geological properties for production-related forecasting
- Contributing to regulatory applications, scheme amendments, and directives
•Support workflow optimization projects with the intent of improving geoscience and reservoir engineering workflows and outputs
•Conduct resource assessments using integrated datasets that support production forecasts over the life cycle of a SAGD pad.
•Generate new ideas and opportunities to redevelop areas undergoing production that provide incremental value to Cenovus.
•Responsible for the interpretation of the observation well programs as they pertain to SAGD operations and interpret case hole logging (i.e. RST’s, piezometers, thermocouples, etc.) and steam chamber core results.
•Work closely with geophysicists to interpret 4D seismic and integrate steam chamber results back into the geological model.
•Characterize the reservoir using all geoscience datasets, incorporating production and conformance results and relating the findings to the geological model.
•Work with a multi-disciplinary team to troubleshoot production and steam trends to maximize production and minimize SOR.
•Monitor the reservoir for issues related to reservoir containment.
Leadership Expectations:
•Mentor junior team members.
•Share learnings with peers.
•Initiate trials and studies to improve upon current best practices.
Qualifications •Must be legally eligible to work in Canada
•Professional Geologist, accredited with APEGA
•8+ years of experience is required
•Preference for SAGD thermal or other enhanced oil recovery experience in Alberta and/or Saskatchewan
•Experience in horizontal well planning and execution will be considered an asset
•Advanced level skills in Geoscience Technical Competencies with depth of knowledge of multiple geoscience disciplines
•Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and ability to influence others without authority
•Communicates complex information, clearly and concisely to a diverse audience
Work Schedule