Chad Bergeron Email & Phone Number

Evaluating regulatory applications for new and existing power projects.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Providing full life cycle support for project development and execution, specializing in in-situ thermal recovery of heavy oil (SAGD).

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Manage multidiscipline project teams, delivering new well pads in 4 SAGD fields spanning Alberta and Saskatchewan. Responsible for overall budget, schedule, and team effectiveness. Identify key risks and work with the.
• Secured 2023 capital funding of $60MM for assigned projects
• 1 & 2 month schedule accelerations achieved for the KN06 and KN07 pad additions
• Successfully offset inflationary pressures to deliver on budget (for all aspects of the project except pipeline construction) by coordinating multi-program procurement contracts, executing SIMOPS when safety would not.

Calgary, Canada Area

Ensure technical and economic integrity of operations & projects as well as oversee asset depletion and optimization. Work with functional leaders to ensure work plans are consistent with the broader asset strategy, and appropriate risk management programs are in place. Make investment recommendations to the senior leadership team. Supplement all functions.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Responsible for generating and version control of the BlackGold base production forecast
• Design and implementation of the pad facility shutdown and control schemes
• Development, execution, and operations training for well start-up and circulating strategies
• Operations support including working as a control room operator to advance start-up and field optimization
• Development and sign off on all well intervention programs
• Project manager for $8MM ESP conversion capital program, on schedule and forecasting to be 12% under budget

Calgary, Canada Area

• Manage operating strategy, artificial lift design, recompletions, and pad facility modifications for 3 SAGD well pads (29 well pairs and 2 infills)
• Develop operating procedures and provide training to site technical and operation staff in support of the Surmont 2 start-up
• Key stakeholder in addressing non-typical SAGD performance for the Surmont field including: geological restrictions and thief zones, restrictive completions, technology pilots, post forest fire restart

• Create base production forecasts and act as single point of contact for version control
• Generate economic models and sensitivities using Enersight’s Wellspring software
• Lead a multidiscipline team (development/geology/reservoir/production) tasked with recharacterizing and forecasting reservoir performance
• Steering committee member for PI system design and execution (control and monitoring tools)

• Present production performance, operating strategy, and volume forecast to the COO & CEO weekly
• Well placement, completion, artificial lift, and temperature measurement design and selection
• Project manager for design and construction of observation well instrumentation and radio communication network
• Site commissioning support and operations training
• Project Manager for design and implementation of the new Field Data Capture and Volume Accounting system

• Normalize competitor performance for peer review and benchmarking
• Support financial reporting by compiling performance data and previewing the quarterly conference call script for accuracy
• Build content for the executive’s annual offsite retreat and conduct ad hoc business analytics
• Assist in stewarding the annual business cycle including budget, reserves, and portfolio ranking

• On site support for SAGD and service well optimization, sampling programs, and production accounting
• Process support for inlet and water treatment optimization
• Selected to be Media Liaison Officer for the Jackfish 1 emergency response plan
• Project Manager for several high priority projects including: design and construction of a new FWKO and treater automated desanding system $4M, operations camp expansion $2M, electrostatic treater commissioning, HLS.

• Process and production engineering support for the Dover project and DOVAP solvent trial
• Jackfish 1 design and HAZOP reviews
• Developed Devon Canada’s interim MOC process under the guidance of the VP of facilities
• Stewarded the technical portion of the Jackfish 2 application (35,000 bpd SAGD project, >$500M)