Oct 2018 – May 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos · Calgary, Canada Area

Sep 2018 – Oct 2018 · 1 mo · Calgary, Canada Area

May 2018 – Aug 2018 · 3 mos · Calgary, Canada Area

Jan 2018 – May 2018 · 4 mos · Calgary, Canada Area

• Monitor and report performance of Rod Pump and ESP wells
• Develop well IPR-TPR curves to identify optimization opportunities
• Track and review fracture communications events to better understand fracturing in the area
• Prepare monthly MRL tracking (production monitoring of new oil wells)
• Update team Accumap as required – adding new wells and pipelines

Sep 2017 – Jan 2018 · 4 mos · Calgary, Canada Area

• Waterflood Optimisation - Flat Lake Ratcliff
• Led team of reservoir, production, and chemical engineering students to optimise existing
• waterflood operation in the Flat Lake Ratcliff Pool
• Conducted OH log interpretation, STOOIP calculations (volumetric & material balance),
• decline curve analysis (pool and well-by-well level), and analytical modelling
• Determined performance gaps and identified optimisation opportunities based on field
• and section-by-section GOR and VRR profiles
• Conducted economic analysis on base case operation forecast and several optimisation
• forecast scenarios

May 2017 – Aug 2017 · 3 mos · Calgary, Canada Area

• Reviewed plant P&IDs and current carryover calculation procedure to evaluate accuracy and validity of procedure.
• Developed automated spreadsheets to calculate and report water carryover results.
• Implemented secondary calculation procedures to crosscheck results and ensure validity.

Jan 2016 – Apr 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos · Calgary, Canada Area

• GRAVITY IPR MODELLING FOR SAGD (Liquid Pool Modelling)
• Developed workflow and Excel spreadsheet program to model liquid pool depletion and provide operational envelopes to prevent live steam production
• Created workflow to highlight the problematic wells and identify trends in operation resulting in live steam production
• WELLBORE MODELLING / GAS LIFT OPTIMIZATION
• Developed discretized wellbore modelling computer program coupled with Gravity-IPR model and calculated gas lift rates for optimal production
• Created workflow to optimize gas lift rate distribution between wells based on well performance and total available gas; calculated gas lift rate for optimal production
• PVT MODELLING / ANALYSIS
• Developed PVT modelling computer program to analyze chemical/steam mixtures used in 2 chemical co-injection pilots
• Monitored additive transportation within steam chamber
• Calculated optimal additive concentration required based on phase behavior
• Calculated required pilot duration to observe additive effect on reservoir bitumen
• CHEMICAL / STEAM CO-INJECTION PILOT EXECUTION & EVALUATION
• Contributed to execution and evaluation of chemical/steam co-injection pilots
• Coordinated emulsion sampling and lab testing / Liaised between field engineers and 3rd party service providers
• Conducted statistical data analysis using Minitab and R to analyse pilot performance
• Quantified effect of chemical/steam co-injection on production rates, water and oil cut, SOR and other key performance indicators
• Developed set of macro/Excel codes to assess and track well performance
• Study used to suggest success criteria for each pilot

May 2015 – Sep 2015 · 4 mos · Calgary, Canada Area

• Catalysis for Bitumen Upgrading and Hydrogen Production Group University of Calgary
• Supported research on asphaltene damage inhibition in heavy oil and SAGD waste water treatment.
• Assisted in the development of nanoparticles for treatment of heavy oil to mitigate problems in production and transportation associated with asphaltene precipitation and aggregation.
• Designed and conducted lab experimental studies to develop nanoparticles; conducted data analysis to optimize nanoparticle adsorption properties.
• Co-author of: “In-house prepared silicate-based nanosorbcats for recovering organic pollutants from wastewater and turning them into fuel: Experimental and computational approaches”. Presented in Western Canada Water (WCW) 2016 Annual Conference & Exhibition.