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Whitecourt
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Whitecourt
Whitecap Resources Inc. is a leading Canadian energy company committed to delivering reliable returns to shareholders through the responsible development of oil and natural gas assets in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. With a solid track record of profitable growth and a sustainable dividend, Whitecap delivers long-term value to investors, supported by investment-grade financial strength.
Since
September 2009, Whitecap has experienced remarkable growth, increasing production from 850 boe/d to over 365,000 boe/d. We have unconventional and conventional assets exclusively focused in Western Canada and the asset base includes the Weyburn EOR Project. As a majority owner and operator of the Weyburn EOR Project, annually we safely sequester approximately 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 making it a unique project within our portfolio.
We currently employ 1,200 people, including our valued contract staff. At Whitecap, our corporate culture is entrepreneurial. We strive to create a culture of purpose and integrity where initiative and innovation are encouraged and valued.
Our corporate philosophy allows us to develop skills, collaborate alongside our teammates, and ultimately have a fulfilling career.
OVERVIEW The Field Optimization Engineer is an integral member of an asset-based, multi-disciplinary team providing support to Field Operations, Facility Engineering, and Operations Engineering. This role focuses on day-to-day production optimisation, pipeline and facility bottlenecking, well workovers, and Operating Cost reduction initiatives. This position will report to the Team Lead, Field Optimization Engineering.
RESPONSIBILITIES GENERAL - Primary contact for the Calgary Operations Engineers and Field Operations as it relates to baseproduction; artificial lift, gathering systems,
production optimization and operating costs - Safety and Regulatory - ensure safe and compliant operations - Cost Control - plan, track and optimize all capital and operating cost projects - Program execution - liaise with Calgary Operations and Field Operations to identify risks to capitalprogram and develop mitigation strategies PRODUCTION - Optimize base production through monitoring of flowing pressures, plunger cycles, pump speeds,gas lift conditions and fluid levels - Support growth production plans while minimizing impacts to base production - Design and optimize artificial lift systems on new and existing wells - Identify and support small facility projects to optimize well production WORKOVERS - Identify workover candidates through production data analysis and failure trends - Prepare well programs and raise AFEs for execution - Manage artificial lift installations; serve as the on-call engineer during execution - Review post-workover results, optimize well performance, and document lessons learned forcontinuous improvement OPERATING COSTS - Understand area and well operating costs; focus on the controllable cost drivers - Work within the team to improve operating costs through cost reduction or productionimprovement FACILITIES - Identify optimization opportunities in gathering systems and facilities to support base and growthproduction, work with Field Operations and Facilities Engineering on scope and execution plan - Liaise with Facility Engineer for project design and cost control QUALIFICATIONS - Self-starter, hard working with a strong production and completions background - Facility experience is beneficial but not a requirement - Good communication skills and works well in a team environment - This position is based in Whitecourt, Alberta
📌 Senior Field Optimization Engineer (Whitecourt)
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