Drilling Engineer; EIT

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Come be part of the Upstream and Global Operations Department at Imperial which has more than 140 year history in Canada. Our offices are located in across Canada.

Provide support to the Well Engineering team to design and implement well drilling and surveillance programs at all Imperial assets, including the thermal in-situ operations at Cold Lake and the mining operations at Kearl.

• Assist with design of drilling programs and procedures and provide technical analyses on well trajectory, tubular design, and torque and drag
• Work with drilling engineers and cross functional disciplines to implement design improvements and/or field trials on well equipment or procedures
• Lead offset well reviews to investigate drilling problems and benchmark performance with industry peers to support best in class well delivery
• Assist drilling engineers with rig surveillance including performance benchmarking, continuous improvement initiatives, and adherence to internal best practices
• Lead or participate in morning rig calls, drilling technical reviews, or risk assessments
• Identify new well opportunities, efficiencies or technical trials, evaluate risks and benefits, and lead implementation
• Work with suppliers to redesign and trial new equipment, tools and technologies to improve drilling cost and reliability
• Participate in technical training, technical reviews, or workshops

• Second or Third Year of an engineering program at a Canadian accredited university
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from a Canadian Accredited University
• Your most recent unofficial transcript(s) must be submitted with your application
• Demonstrated leadership and strong academic skills

• Prior oil and gas or industrial experience is an asset
• Role best suited for Petroleum, Mechanical and Chemical Engineering programs

2027

Edmonton, AB

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