Darlene Loeffel, P. Eng. Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Manager - Conventional Assets / Engineering/ SubsurfaceCreation of sustainable development strategies for all assets. Steward capital, operating costs, and support the corporate health and safety program. Establish long-term growth and development plans for core assets optimizing asset value and performance and promoted asset retirement programs for the closure assets. (2 yrs 4 months)Team Lead – Production Engineering / Asset Retirement Leadership and development of the… Show more Manager - Conventional Assets / Engineering/ SubsurfaceCreation of sustainable development strategies for all assets. Steward capital, operating costs, and support the corporate health and safety program. Establish long-term growth and development plans for core assets optimizing asset value and performance and promoted asset retirement programs for the closure assets. (2 yrs 4 months)Team Lead – Production Engineering / Asset Retirement Leadership and development of the Production Engineering Team. Responsible for corporate asset retirement strategy development. Planned yearly abandonment programs (budget, scheduling) for well, facility, and reclamation activities and teams. Created corporate daily production and optimization trackers. (4 yrs 8 months)Sr Production EngineerSE Saskatchewan oil/gas field development thru optimization and drilling, OPEX reduction, infrastructure and battery consolidation/decommissioning. Lead corporate uneconomic property review initiative and ensured execution of recommendations. (1 yr 11 months) Show less

Calgary, Canada Area

Took a theoretical concept and applied it in the field. Project Manager for 5 New Technology pilots for depleted or low inflow Heavy Oil CHOPS vertical and horizontal wells: C02 Cyclic solvent injection pilot, Horizontal Well Hot Oil Treatment (HOWHOT), Hot Water Vapor Production (HWVP), MEOR (Microbial Enhance Oil Recovery), I-Pulse well stimulation (BlueSpark).Project Management:• Developed the pilot criteria, processes, and project targets along with evaluating candidate… Show more Took a theoretical concept and applied it in the field. Project Manager for 5 New Technology pilots for depleted or low inflow Heavy Oil CHOPS vertical and horizontal wells: C02 Cyclic solvent injection pilot, Horizontal Well Hot Oil Treatment (HOWHOT), Hot Water Vapor Production (HWVP), MEOR (Microbial Enhance Oil Recovery), I-Pulse well stimulation (BlueSpark).Project Management:• Developed the pilot criteria, processes, and project targets along with evaluating candidate wells.• Identified surface/subsurface equipment requirements, pipeline sizing, and injection plant specifications.• Sourced vendors and equipment required for trials.• Managed all EOR Scheme, Canadian Federal SR&ED, and Saskatchewan SPRI funding applications.• Continually focused on finding cost saving initiatives and operational efficiencies.• Well monitoring and pilot management.Operations support:• Supported facility and completion engineering in surface and subsurface equipment installation.• Directed field operations staff regarding pilot operation start-up, trouble shooting, efficiency, and safety. Show less

Calgary, Ab

Focus Areas: Alberta and Saskatchewan Oil (mix of Waterflood, Polymer Flood, CHOPS) and Gas Properties• Maximize profitability through optimization of wells, pipeline infrastructure & facilities. • Forecast/ maintain operations production and capital budget, recommend depletion strategies. • Managed EOR Polymer Scheme and 4 polymer injection skids.• Fast tracked and commissioned a portable polymer skid for use in a heavy oil polymer flood test pilots. • Project… Show more Focus Areas: Alberta and Saskatchewan Oil (mix of Waterflood, Polymer Flood, CHOPS) and Gas Properties• Maximize profitability through optimization of wells, pipeline infrastructure & facilities. • Forecast/ maintain operations production and capital budget, recommend depletion strategies. • Managed EOR Polymer Scheme and 4 polymer injection skids.• Fast tracked and commissioned a portable polymer skid for use in a heavy oil polymer flood test pilots. • Project Manager for area vertical, horizontal, and infill drilling program. Show less

Calgary, Ab

Focus Areas: Northern AB properties: 4 gas plants, multiple oil batteries, waterflood scheme, partner facilities.• Prepared, presented, and maintained yearly production volumes budgets.• Optimization of well production, pipeline infrastructure (debottlenecking) and facilities (compression).• Participated in regular safety and pipeline integrity meetings, including site inspections. • Collaborated with facilities group and field operations to create an optimal action plan… Show more Focus Areas: Northern AB properties: 4 gas plants, multiple oil batteries, waterflood scheme, partner facilities.• Prepared, presented, and maintained yearly production volumes budgets.• Optimization of well production, pipeline infrastructure (debottlenecking) and facilities (compression).• Participated in regular safety and pipeline integrity meetings, including site inspections. • Collaborated with facilities group and field operations to create an optimal action plan, ensuring safe and efficient implementation of: compression, pigging facilities, and plant equipment additions. • Project manager for winter field operations (well workovers, coil tubing cleanouts, new well flow testing). Show less

Calgary, Ab

Focus Areas: Pembina 5-Way Waterflood, Sturgeon Lake and Shekilie Oil Fields • Hydrocarbon Reserve Evaluation/ Reserves Booking: Determined original oil in place (OOIP) using graphical method (log probability), material balance, and volumetrics (truncated cone model, seismic rock volumes, petrologs). Determined recoverable oil in place (ROIP) using production performance, cumulative probability plots, and decline analysis. Open hole log analysis was used to determine porosity and… Show more Focus Areas: Pembina 5-Way Waterflood, Sturgeon Lake and Shekilie Oil Fields • Hydrocarbon Reserve Evaluation/ Reserves Booking: Determined original oil in place (OOIP) using graphical method (log probability), material balance, and volumetrics (truncated cone model, seismic rock volumes, petrologs). Determined recoverable oil in place (ROIP) using production performance, cumulative probability plots, and decline analysis. Open hole log analysis was used to determine porosity and saturation, along with core examination. Results were used in determining optimum depletion plan and year end reserves booking.• Managed and optimized waterfloods to improve production and to identify new drill locations. • Executed full-scale project economic evaluations to obtain drill capital in an economically constraint area.• Asset divestiture evaluations: economic evaluations, upside / drilling potential, sales package assembly.• Performed gas pipeline computer modeling to determine viability of new well additions. • Carried out corrosion study. Physically went through the Northern Alberta Whitecourt gas plant facility, and along with the ultrasonic pipe tests, determined where possible future corrosion failures might occur. Show less

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics / Political Science