Thermal SAGD Production Engineer

14 hours ago

Calgary, AB, Canada Cardinal Energy Full-time €110,000 - €170,000 Contract
Apply thermal production engineering expertise to Saskatchewan SAGD projects, using production forecasting and well optimization skills. Periodic field trips are expected. Cardinal Energy Ltd. is expanding thermal heavy oil operations through the Reford 2 SAGD Project and future developments. The Thermal Production Engineer supports greenfield and brownfield projects across daily production, forecasting, well delivery, completions, disposal wells, water sources, and economics. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to maximize project and asset value. Relevant tools include PARCview, downhole temperature monitoring, steam injection modelling, and PowerBI.

Key Responsibilities
- Conduct daily well surveillance for safe, compliant operations
- Identify optimization opportunities and implement corrective actions
- Compile weekly and monthly SAGD performance reports
- Interpret DTS and observation well monitoring data
- Support budgeting, forecasting, completions, and workover planning

Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in chemical or mechanical engineering
- Eligibility for APEGA or APEGS Professional Engineer registration
- Three to five years of relevant oil and gas experience
- Thermal heavy oil production experience strongly preferred
- Strong organization and communication skills for concurrent activities Bring SAGD surveillance, forecasting, and optimization expertise to Cardinal Energy's expanding thermal operations in Saskatchewan.