Exploitation Engineer - Brintnell Polymer Flood

Job Title:    Exploitation Engineer - Brintnell Polymer Flood
Job Location:    Calgary, Alberta
Employer:    Canada Natural Resources Limited
Division:     Upstream Oil and Gas
About Us:
Canadian Natural is one of the largest independent crude oil and natural gas producers in the world. The Company continually targets cost effective alternatives to develop our portfolio of projects and to deliver our defined growth plan, thereby creating value for shareholders.
We have an effective and efficient, diversified combination of assets in North America, the North Sea and Offshore Africa, which enables us to generate significant value, even in challenging economic environments.
Our balanced mix of natural gas, light oil, heavy oil, in situ oil sands production, oil sands mining and associated upgrading facilities, represents one of the strongest and most diverse asset portfolios of any energy producer in the world.

Job Description:
Our Brintnell property contains a vast resource of medium oil which is currently producing at significant rates with a large multi-year capital program in place.  The property is currently being produced under both primary and polymer flooding. CNRL is actively expanding the polymer flood and is looking for an individual that wishes to be part of this significant opportunity. As one of the Exploitation Engineers based in our Calgary office, you  will support optimizing and expanding the production targets of our Brintnell team as well as recommending and implementing new recovery methods.

Job Requirements:
• Typically 10+ years of industry experience with Engineering Degree or equivalent
• Registration or eligibility for registration with APEGA as a P. Eng  
• Familiarity with and understanding of: Reservoir engineering, economic evaluations and water flooding experience 
• Candidates with experience in horizontal wells, medium/heavy oil, polymer flooding, reservoir simulation and field operations are strongly preferred

Job Description:
• Work with other Exploitation and Production Engineers to monitor, optimize, and expand the project for maximum economic oil recovery
• Review new EOR technologies for implementation to maximize oil recovery
• Work with Geology and Drilling to identify, budget, monitor, optimize and execute drilling opportunities
• Provide short and long term development plans and present the recommendations to senior management
• Calculate, maintain and ensure the accuracy and integrity of the corporate reserves
• Conduct reservoir studies and analysis on existing  and emerging exploration prospects
• Optimize the implementation and operating practices for the polymer flood
• Promote innovation by recommending and implementing new recovery methods
• Find and develop new opportunities on existing and prospective company assets in cooperation with team
• Ensure and maintain the accuracy and integrity of the corporate reserves

Health & Safety:
At Canadian Natural, safety is a core value.  We conduct all of our operations in a way that identifies, minimizes and mitigates harm to the health and safety of employees, contractors, the public and the environment.

Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Canadian Natural Resources Limited - CNRL - is a publicly traded company on the TSX and NYSE as CNQ.

Deadline Date: 18/02/2014

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