Leading multidisciplinary teams of Business Opportunity Management, Development Engineering, Strategy (Decision Analysis & Business Development) and Data Solutions to improve and steward Cenovus’s oil business ($2+ B annual capital & 600 Mbbl/d oil) while increasing decision quality.

Working with the Oil Sands organization to build business cases for all oil sands projects and maintain high quality development plans for Foster Creek, Christina Lake and Narrows Lake.

Christina Lake & Narrows Lake Reservoir Development

Lead a team of four talented analysts focused on the oil sands business at Cenovus

Technical leader on the Decision Analysis team. Responsible for introducing decision analysis and increasing organizational decision quality at Cenovus. Focus on oil sands projects and development planning. Decisions from mutli-million to >$1 B .

Acted as a Development Engineer; managing full development planning, Budget & Project Approval Requests (PAR) processes within the development team and introducing a probabilistic approach to better define risk and confidenceHelped to execute on budgets as large as $500 MM & 26 Mbbl/d of heavy oil, polymer flood, recoveryApplied for downspacing and flood scheme approvals to optimize the EOR scheme in the Wabiskaw reservoir (line drive polymer flooding 1500-5000 cP oil in a 3-5 m… Show more Acted as a Development Engineer; managing full development planning, Budget & Project Approval Requests (PAR) processes within the development team and introducing a probabilistic approach to better define risk and confidenceHelped to execute on budgets as large as $500 MM & 26 Mbbl/d of heavy oil, polymer flood, recoveryApplied for downspacing and flood scheme approvals to optimize the EOR scheme in the Wabiskaw reservoir (line drive polymer flooding 1500-5000 cP oil in a 3-5 m thick unconsolidated sand ~450 m deep)Involved in asset valuation determination, developed full life development plans and performing most of the economic evaluationsExposed to and worked towards remedying various issues (incl. economic evaluations, development plans & depletion/optimization strategies, Alberta oil sands regulations, created the analytical forecasting methodology and tool for predicting infill drilling in the polymer flood, etc.)Working toward increasing confidence in production forecasting by unlocking the vast potential of utilizing built in scenario generation within reservoir simulation to vary many parameters at the same time, use a custom script to automatically pull important values from the thousands of simulation runs and then employ numerical methods to understand what the most important variables are and quantify their effect on performance Show less

Helped to manage & execute >$1B of capital spend & >800 MMcfe/d of production (primarily deep gas & NGLs)Worked closely with the Business Unit (BU) VP who was also a member of the executive (helped manage business & prepare material for Board of Directors meetings & investor presentations)Organized & improved business processes for the business unit (Budget, LRP, PAR, Lookbacks, Reserves, Sensitivities, etc.)Portfolio management (projects & properties), reviewed… Show more Helped to manage & execute >$1B of capital spend & >800 MMcfe/d of production (primarily deep gas & NGLs)Worked closely with the Business Unit (BU) VP who was also a member of the executive (helped manage business & prepare material for Board of Directors meetings & investor presentations)Organized & improved business processes for the business unit (Budget, LRP, PAR, Lookbacks, Reserves, Sensitivities, etc.)Portfolio management (projects & properties), reviewed justification & recommended actionInvolved in the A&D portion of the business (from small swaps >$2MM to potentially large Joint Ventures (JV) >$5B)Multitude of ad hoc requests as the Strategic Planner acts as the point contact for the BUOne direct report (EIT) Show less

Exploration area for the Montney (over pressured, siltstone, ~3,500 m deep)Project managed & maximized value of assets through drilling step out locations, 14 A&D/swap/farmout evaluations, creation of full development plans (incl. pipeline/takeaway infrastructure, roads & water transport) through extremely rugged terrainManaged & reported on activity for the Kogas JV (>$200 MM, ~$70 MM/yr) & maintained an outstanding relationship (incl. business trip to Seoul to update… Show more Exploration area for the Montney (over pressured, siltstone, ~3,500 m deep)Project managed & maximized value of assets through drilling step out locations, 14 A&D/swap/farmout evaluations, creation of full development plans (incl. pipeline/takeaway infrastructure, roads & water transport) through extremely rugged terrainManaged & reported on activity for the Kogas JV (>$200 MM, ~$70 MM/yr) & maintained an outstanding relationship (incl. business trip to Seoul to update management)Instrumental in pushing the limits of what was currently possible with multi-stage, lateral completionsManaged the LRP, Budget & PAR processes Show less

Exposed to Deep Basin reservoirs (Cadomin reservoir, normally pressured, braided stream conglomerate, ~2,500 m deep) & the British Columbia (BC) regulatory structurePerformed well decline analysis & studied all of the parameters that can affect a well’s productivity which resulted in our team drilling the longest horizontal well in BC which was a step change in productivity & economics (as predicted)Acted as the Development Engineer; managed the LRP, Budget & PAR processes… Show more Exposed to Deep Basin reservoirs (Cadomin reservoir, normally pressured, braided stream conglomerate, ~2,500 m deep) & the British Columbia (BC) regulatory structurePerformed well decline analysis & studied all of the parameters that can affect a well’s productivity which resulted in our team drilling the longest horizontal well in BC which was a step change in productivity & economics (as predicted)Acted as the Development Engineer; managed the LRP, Budget & PAR processes, applied for Good Engineering Practices (GEP) to optimize horizontal well development & evaluated properties for acquisitions & divestitures (7 evaluations; from small swaps to large farm-ins >$200 MM)Understand how to study & quantify reservoirs & reserves through well test analysis, rate transient analysis & reservoir modelingMentored by a talented Senior Staff Reservoir Engineer Show less

Acted as project manager for incremental projects from inception to production (70-100 well, $45-65 MM programs); consistently outperforming expectations (Horseshoe Canyon CBM, through Manville Sand gas & oil)Exposed to various issues, both interpersonal & technical (incl. economic evaluations, development plans & depletion strategies, reservoir management, government regulations, etc.) that were dealt with efficiently with the ultimate goals of the team in mindImplemented more… Show more Acted as project manager for incremental projects from inception to production (70-100 well, $45-65 MM programs); consistently outperforming expectations (Horseshoe Canyon CBM, through Manville Sand gas & oil)Exposed to various issues, both interpersonal & technical (incl. economic evaluations, development plans & depletion strategies, reservoir management, government regulations, etc.) that were dealt with efficiently with the ultimate goals of the team in mindImplemented more rigorous project management tools/processes to help organize & execute the large volume of projects Show less

Oversaw 60 MMcfe/d of production from ~1,000 wells (80-90% gas) & an optimization budget (capex) of $18 MM (Horseshoe Canyon CBM, through Manville Sand gas & oil, to a Nisku Oil play)Designed & implemented a production engineering database to capture the sheer amounts of data for the wells in the area (incl. well info, test data, cleanout data [c/w logic to predict when subsequent cleanouts would be required], well equipment, metering schematics, optimization opportunities, well… Show more Oversaw 60 MMcfe/d of production from ~1,000 wells (80-90% gas) & an optimization budget (capex) of $18 MM (Horseshoe Canyon CBM, through Manville Sand gas & oil, to a Nisku Oil play)Designed & implemented a production engineering database to capture the sheer amounts of data for the wells in the area (incl. well info, test data, cleanout data [c/w logic to predict when subsequent cleanouts would be required], well equipment, metering schematics, optimization opportunities, well histories, etc.) – the use of this database freed up time to focus on more production engineering & optimization opportunitiesMaintained base production through a combination of programming workovers/recompletions (>100), installing equipment & aggressive cleaning-out wells (opex) Show less

Coordinated up to 300 well tie-ins plus various compressor & equipment installationsDeveloped a database to manage this quantity of work as well as the various engineering firms, construction coordinators, surface land agents, etc. working on these projects. This software was developed & implemented company wide.Helped organize & develop typical drawings to improve cycle times & engineering efficiencyWorked closely with the Production Engineer to identify & implement… Show more Coordinated up to 300 well tie-ins plus various compressor & equipment installationsDeveloped a database to manage this quantity of work as well as the various engineering firms, construction coordinators, surface land agents, etc. working on these projects. This software was developed & implemented company wide.Helped organize & develop typical drawings to improve cycle times & engineering efficiencyWorked closely with the Production Engineer to identify & implement optimization opportunities including a grass routes CBM gathering system (up to 20” pipe) to ensure wellhead pressures remained at or below 5 psi Show less

Worked closely with the engineering team in the head office, optimization projects ranging from wellbore optimization (work-overs, plunger lifts, artificial lift, etc.) to gathering system optimization (pipeline looping, equipment installs, etc.)Completed >100 successful optimization & design projects (oil & gas) saving capital & time for the companyOperating integrated oil & gas for the first six months

As a summer student for three consecutive work terms, I was exposed to many different experiences, work groups and challenges to learn new skills. From operating both oil and gas in the Brooks North field to determining when the recovery of NGLs is economical with the Facility Engineering Department and finally working with the Drumheller Engineering team on field optimization and production engineering projects, a solid foundation in the oil & gas industry, was built.