Staff Production Engineer

St. John's, NL, Canada

Job Description


Worker Type: Employee

Group: Production Engineering Department

Job Post End Date: 08/31/2023

About this opportunity:

Cenovus Atlantic Region is seeking a Staff Production Engineer for the St. John\'s, NL office. As a Staff Production Engineer, you will provide production engineering expertise to the Subsurface Engineering team responsible for the management of existing subsea wells and the development of the West White Rose field.

The successful candidate will provide daily production engineering support to existing operations, as well support the system and wells readiness milestones for the West White Rose development wells. Major scope includes operational well integrity management, field production optimization, interface support to the Production Operations department, and West White Rose well program and operability reviews.

Responsibilities:

Well and Reservoir Surveillance

Provide well management and surveillance of White Rose wells within an integrated subsurface team: optimizing production, water & gas injection, and artificial lift

Make recommendations on operational strategies to improve well and reservoir production

Identify interventions and workovers to improve well performance

Implement reservoir and facility inputs into production forecasts

Work with operations group to maximize uptime, troubleshoot anomalies and implement solutions

Evaluate production optimization opportunities in the Integrated Production Model.

Support well testing, measurement, and allocation of production data for monthly reporting

Well Design & Execution

Provide Production Engineering technical design, analysis, and documentation to the Well Design and Execution process in support of the West White Rose well program

Integrate with multidisciplinary design team to optimize well drilling trajectories and completions requirements; assess completion equipment sizing and evaluate artificial lift options

Technical support during well construction phase, and incorporate learnings into depletion plan and well architecture

Incorporate Well Designs and Reservoir Data into Wellbore simulation and Nodal Analysis Models

Complete Risk Assessments on Well Delivery and assist in mitigation strategies

Organize and manage production studies (i.e, formation fluid testing)

Prepare and update regulatory applications and interface with the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB)

Well Integrity

Support technical well envelope design and barrier management

Identify production chemistry risks to well integrity and identify mitigation strategies to manage

Support flow assurance modeling and risk mitigation for wells

Well integrity anomaly management and risk characterization

Maintain and execute the White Rose operational well integrity management system (WIMS)

Data & Management Systems

Data management, analytics, and advancement of production engineering workflows/toolkit

Investigate and develop data analytics, visualization, and advanced computational methods to improve asset management

Support the Production Engineering components of SSDCI Management System

Support Production Engineering data acquisition, quality control and storage

Facilities Interface

Complete nodal analysis for existing and future development wells

Steward subsurface operational and facilities interfaces; participate in risk reviews as needed

Provide subsurface guidance for measurement and fluid allocation systems

Support well start-up and operational guidelines from the subsurface perspective

Support engineering evaluations of brownfield upgrades to support subsurface requests

Other

Participating in the Atlantic Region Emergency Response Plan, as assigned

Ad-hoc production studies for fluids testing, well integrity, production chemistry

Keep informed of technical advancements in the field of production engineering

Mentoring less experienced production engineering staff as needed

Work with joint venture partners to advance well engineering design and operational learnings across JV operations

Support offshore work scope implementation physically on West White Rose or SeaRose, as required

Qualifications:

BSc in Engineering

Professional Engineer or eligibility for status with PEG-NL is required

12+ years of experience in the oil and gas industry, preference for production engineering experience

Ability to work effectively within a team and within the organization to achieve goals, and to identify and resolve problems

Ability to adapt to a variable working environment with changing tasks, responsibilities, and people

Strong analytical skills and ability to identify key issues based on relevant data and provide appropriate solutions/recommendations

Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills

Capable of acting independently, when required, and with initiative to achieve goals beyond what is required

Experience that includes exposure to an offshore and/or harsh weather subsea and platform development environment is an asset.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT August 30th, 2023.

If you require accessibility assistance to complete the on-line application or otherwise apply for an open position with Cenovus, its subsidiaries and affiliates, please email .

Consistent with the Accords Act, residents of Newfoundland and Labrador specifically and Canada generally, who are qualified, will be given first consideration for training and employment.

About Cenovus:

We\xe2\x80\x99re a Canadian-based integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We\xe2\x80\x99re committed to maximizing value by sustainably developing our assets in a safe, innovative and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.

Cenovus is the operator and majority owner of the White Rose field and extensions, located approximately 350 km offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. West White Rose is a concrete based drilling platform, which will access resources in the western part of the existing White Rose field and use the SeaRose floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for processing within our Atlantic Region Operations.

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At Cenovus, we embrace diversity of thought, experience and backgrounds to help us make better business decisions, address our challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions. We\xe2\x80\x99re committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where people feel respected, valued and engaged. We strive for a collaborative, physically and psychologically safe environment where you can be yourself, feel a sense of belonging and thrive. For more information, including details on our inclusion and diversity targets and networks, visit Cenovus.com.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD2230270
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    St. John's, NL, Canada
  • Education
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