Senior Reservoir Engineer
About this opportunity:
Cenovus is currently looking for a Senior Reservoir Engineer to join the Reservoir Services group within the Thermal Reservoir Engineering team located in our Calgary office.
The Reservoir Services team is responsible for providing reservoir engineering, geomechanics and simulation expertise along with providing tools and guidance on their use to the organization. Working in the Reservoir Services team, The Senior Reservoir Engineer will be accountable for supporting new technical initiatives to enhance resource development and providing reservoir engineering and geomechanics support to the Thermal Reservoir Engineering teams and other business units within Cenovus as required.
What you’ll do:
Accountable for reservoir and geomechanics modeling of the steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) and other oil and gas recovery processes
Construct simulation models for simulation of thermal and non-thermal recovery processes
Construct 3D mechanical earth models for geomechanical and coupled flow and geomechanical simulations
Design and coordinate laboratory and field tests to continuously improve simulation functionality and inputs
Build and coordinate surveillance programs to improve our understanding of and ability to model geomechanics
Accountable for diagnostic fracture injection test (DFIT) design, execution and interpretation along with other types of well test
Data gathering including well logging, core testing program design and monitoring data acquisition through various test operations
Advanced log processing and interpretation (image logs, NMR, sonic logs, etc.)
Petrophysical analysis and interpretation
Coordinate the adoption of standardized workflows and simulation approaches across all CVE assets, providing support and training as necessary
Coordination with drilling and completions and asset teams on the design and execution of hydraulic fracturing projects
Who you are:
Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:
Must be legally eligible to work in Canada
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) accredited with APEGA or APEGS
A minimum of 8+ years of oil & gas industry experience
Extensive knowledge of geomechanics
Extensive experience in DFIT and hydraulic fracture design
Validated experience in geomechanics and reservoir simulation (experience with Techlog, Petrel, Intersect and Visage an asset)
Demonstrated capacity to learn new concepts quickly and drive for continuous improvement
Excellent collaboration, communication, organization, and time management skills
We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.
Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT November 4th, 2024.
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Internal candidates that are currently in a lower grade will be assessed based on their sustained job performance, how they demonstrate the expected organizational competency behaviors and values and in discussions with their current leader prior to determining next steps.
Who we are:
We’re an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary with oil and natural gas production operations in Canada and the Asia Pacific region, and upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.
We've been named a Top Alberta Employer for 2024, a designation recognizing organizations leading their industries in offering exceptional places to work.
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The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.
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