Ryan Bulger

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Petroleum Engineer | Data Scientist @ Trans Mountain
calgary, alberta, canada
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Canada
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About Ryan Bulger

Over 20 years of experience in oil and gas data analytics, field based operations, production supervision, project management, capital budgeting, resource exploration & development, and business development. My goal is to combine my diverse Petroleum Engineering experience with Data Science qualifications to assist oil and gas companies as they embrace the transition to machine learning and AI data based analyses. My long term objective is to break the conventional oil and gas business model to create a new type of energy company for the 21st century that incorporates and executes all of its decisions on Business Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence methodologies.

Ryan Bulger's Current Company Details
Trans Mountain

Trans Mountain

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Petroleum Engineer | Data Scientist
calgary, alberta, canada
Employees:
511
Ryan Bulger Work Experience Details
  • Trans Mountain
    Senior Data Scientist
    Trans Mountain Oct 2024 - Present
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Trans Mountain
    Senior Data Analyst
    Trans Mountain Jan 2023 - Oct 2024
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Victus.Ai
    Data Scientist
    Victus.Ai Nov 2021 - Dec 2023
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Developed machine learning models and created algorithms for Core Design Ltd. to calculate the ideal configuration of Core's thermal downhole inflow control devices (ICDs).• Assisted the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) with the preparation of a data science proposal to the Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) to develop a physics-based machine learning optimization model to maximize NGL production.• Successfully designed, developed, and deployed a multithreaded real time web application that utilizes cloud-based SQL & NoSQL data pipelines, Prophet time-series forecasting, and API integration to assist with the trading of Alberta power assets.• Applied ERP project management skills to scoping and developing analytics solutions and workplans. Deliverables such as ROI, efficiency improvements, and risk compliance were created and projects executed according to these metrics.• Provided project status updates to key stakeholders and delivered workshops and training sessions to support new user adoption of analytical tools.
  • Conocophillips
    Devops & Analytics Engineer (Intern)
    Conocophillips May 2021 - Oct 2021
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Assisted in developing machine learning models and analytical solutions used to optimize Conoco's Surmont SAGD and Montney Shale assets.• Implemented full stack ERP data science solutions in CI/CD and Agile work environments.• Attained an AWS Cloud Practitioner certification and assisted with the DevOps administration on AWS for the Data Science team.• Trained and assisted in the administration of the Domino Data Lab data science platform.• Saved upwards of $5MM in operating costs by identifying and correcting a historical statistical error in a machine learning regression analysis that was being used to predict steam utilization at Surmont.• Evaluated the applicability of deploying computer vision models to enhance the security at the Surmont facility using OpenCV and YOLO object detection.
  • Prospera Energy Inc
    Operations Manager
    Prospera Energy Inc Mar 2019 - Mar 2020
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Managed waterflood production & field operations for Prospera's Cuthbert, Luseland, Heart's Hill, & Red Earth areas.• Provided meaningful insights into field operations for management by developing ETL data pipelines in Knime and maintaining dashboards in Tableau. These dashboards were used to optimize waterflood balancing, identify workover candidates, and forecast future production.• Built a cloud based data warehouse to maintain all internal corporate datasets and championed the adoption of the Google Cloud platform to ensure data quality and governance.
  • Strathcona Resources Ltd.
    Senior Production Engineer
    Strathcona Resources Ltd. Jan 2018 - Jul 2018
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Managed engineering operations for 2,300 boe/d of waterflood production from Cona's Court, Cuthbert, & Fusilier fields.• Developed analytical and visualization tools in Tableau to help identify and predict when breakthrough would occur on corporate waterflood assets.• Worked with Cona's Data Analytics team to drive the adoption of production engineering reporting that utilized Spotfire and Tableau dashboards.• Programmatically created and maintained data pipelines using Python to extract datasets from Accumap & Geoscout.• Assisted in the enterprise-level implementation of Verdazo's data analytics software package.
  • Cutty Consulting Corporation
    Senior Project Manager (Petrocept Asset Management Corporation)
    Cutty Consulting Corporation Jan 2016 - Jan 2018
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Developed a reserves forecasting and economic modelling tool that utilized VBA programming, PowerBI dashboards, and SQL databases to assist in the evaluation of oil and gas assets.• Worked with financiers to attempt to secure +$200MM in funding to acquire a potential 7,000 bbl/d SAGD heavy oil asset from a major producer.
  • Cutty Consulting Corporation
    Senior Business Development Engineer (Abra Energy)
    Cutty Consulting Corporation Apr 2015 - Jan 2016
    Calgary, Canada Area
    • Built economic cases in ValNav & Mosaic and placed bids on various light oil and natural gas assets.
  • Twin Butte Energy Ltd.
    Business Development Engineer
    Twin Butte Energy Ltd. Jul 2012 - Nov 2014
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Assisted with the strategic advancement of Twin Butte’s assets by working with geological and land departments to evaluate potential asset acquisitions and internal divestiture opportunities.• Completed upwards of 50 evaluations from raw data room information to bid pricing.• Involved in the successful takeover of three corporate acquisitions (Waseca Energy, Avalon Exploration, and Blackshire Energy) and one property acquisition from NuVista.• The total combined acquired value of ~$600MM NPV10 nearly doubled the size of Twin Butte by adding ~13,000 boe/d and 34.4MMboe of 2P reserves.• Assessed operating costs, revenues, and cash flows to determine operating netbacks.• Evaluated 3rd party reserve reports using either ValNav or Moasic to conduct internal reserve estimates for each acquisition.• Attended virtual data room presentations and maintained the data room information.• Presented evaluation findings to management and made recommendations on potential bid pricing.
  • Twin Butte Energy Ltd.
    Senior Exploitation/Operations Engineer
    Twin Butte Energy Ltd. Jan 2012 - Jul 2012
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Oversaw the development and operations of the Saskatchewan heavy oil assets.• Managed resources through wellbore optimizations, workovers, recompletions, and new well completions.• Directed field operations, including frequent field based well reviews.• Effectively managed capital by selecting drilling and recompletion targets with ideal finding and development cost to best impact the bottom-line.• Reduced operating costs through the identification and development of water and gas gathering systems which replaced infield trucking and venting; also by assisting field operations to shut in high cost wells to ensure field operating costs were economic.• Assisted in yearly company reserves estimates by adjusting or determining remaining reserves for individual wells• Assured regulatory compliance with the Government of Saskatchewan’s Energy and Resources Department at all times by submitting applications and monitoring field operations.• Researched potential acquisition and divestiture opportunities for management and presented results to the management team.
  • Emerge Oil And Gas
    Senior Exploitation/Operations Engineer
    Emerge Oil And Gas Jul 2010 - Jan 2012
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Emerge Oil and Gas was acquired by Twin Butte Energy in Jan 2012
  • Darian Resources
    Senior Production Engineer
    Darian Resources Aug 2009 - Jul 2010
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Managed Production Engineering operations for 3 light oil and natural gas areas producing a total of ~1,100 boe/d in the Vulcan, AB area.• Reviewed recompletion/optimization candidates, and conducting operations as necessary.
  • Hbk Resources
    Thermal Heavy Oil Consultant
    Hbk Resources Jan 2009 - Jul 2009
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • SAGD Artificial Lift design for Southern Pacific Resources• Evaluation of a potential 3rd party heavy oil property acquisition
  • Megawest Energy Corp.
    Thermal Heavy Oil Operations Engineer
    Megawest Energy Corp. Jan 2007 - Jan 2009
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Engaged in a Thermal Operations Engineering role for a 15API, 500 bbl/d Steam Flood facility in Vernon County, Missouri. Operated field utilizing both Steam Drive and CSS EOR.• Designed and initiated construction of a 500 bbl/d Heavy Oil Steam Flood pilot facility in Warren County, Kentucky.• Successfully designed, coordinated, and executed Heavy Oil exploration drilling and coring programs in South Texas (7 wells), Kansas (6 wells), and Kentucky (12 wells).
  • Cnrl
    Production Engineer
    Cnrl May 2003 - Jan 2007
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Managed ~2,200 Heavy Oil & Natural Gas wells in Elk Point, AB.• Solely responsible for daily production which averaged ~15,500 boe/d (90% Heavy Oil).• Researched, evaluated, recommend, and executed hundreds of re-completions and workovers.• Worked with team members to recommend production facilities and optimum depletion strategies.• Worked with team members to meet the production and financial targets in my area. These targets were consistently met all 4 years.• Generated yearly area capital budget and development plans.• Provided preliminary scoping and design for new facility construction and upgrades, then worked with the facilities team to finalize these designs.• Drove innovation by developing an Excel and VBA based production summary dashboard to replace the antiquated PVR reporting system. This system continued to be utilized company wide for years after I left CNRL.
  • Husky Energy
    Field Production Engineer
    Husky Energy Jul 2001 - May 2003
    Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada
    • Created completions & workover programs and then observed & oversaw the jobs on the field level.• Worked with operations and Calgary team members to meet the production and financial targets in my area.• Worked with operations to recommend production facilities and optimum depletion strategies.• Generated area capital budget and development plans.

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