Geophysicist

Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Strathcona Resources Ltd. is one of North America’s fastest growing pure play heavy oil producers with operations focused on thermal oil and enhanced oil recovery near the Cold Lake and Lloydminster regions of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Strathcona is committed to doing business the right way, guided by our core values: Integrity, Energy, and Intelligence. These values define who we are as a company, how we work together, and how we make decisions: We prioritize respect, accountability, and collaboration. That means everyone can shape and strengthen our culture and drive results in meaningful ways. Our people bring energy and curiosity to solve problems and deliver results. Be part of a team where performance, collaboration, and innovation come together to drive success.

We are actively looking for a Geophysicist to join our Cold Lake Thermal team in Calgary. Reporting to the Manager, Geosciences - Cold Lake Thermal, the Geophysicist will be responsible for applying geophysical knowledge across our Cold Lake Thermal assets to inform operational and strategic decisions. This role aims to enhance reservoir exploitation and optimize well performance. The Geophysicist will collaborate closely with a diverse team of geologists, reservoir engineers, and development engineers.

Essential Functions:

• Planning of 3D and 4D seismic programs for Cold Lake assets. Develop 4D data acquisition plans to monitor steam chamber growth and sweep efficiency and to support existing performance and improve future development decisions in Cold Lake.

• Oversee the processing and reprocessing of seismic datasets. QC stacks, gathers and other processing outputs.

• Geophysics analysis of 4D/RST/Pressure data for redevelopment and base performance assessments and decision making for the Lower Drainage Well (LDW) program, well troubleshooting, late life planning, etc.

• Time lapse inversions to generate 4D outputs for interpretation to support reservoir and overburden understanding.

• Reservoir monitoring (reservoir and caprock) through interpretation of timelapse seismic data in combination with temperature and RST information from vertical observation wells.

• Assess coalescence in and between pads and variability within field.

• Ensure knowledge and learnings are shared for future pad considerations.

• Use geophysics and 3D/4D seismic to aid in operations, geosteering and planning of new SAGD/infills, redrills and stratigraphic wells.

• Support all pad reviews.

Qualifications Include:

• Bachelor's degree in Geophysics.

• 5+ years’ experience in the upstream oil & gas industry with a focus on SAGD assets.

• Prior experience with SAGD and 4D seismic evaluation would be beneficial.

• Strong computer skills with demonstrated competency in Petrel, Seisware and Hampson Russell software’s.

• Proven expertise in seismic reservoir characterization. Such as seismic inversion techniques, time to depth conversion, rock physics modelling, seismic geomechanics and quantitative seismic interpretation using seismic attributes.

• Commitment to technical excellence with interpretations and presentations.

• Strong organizational, problem solving, prioritization skills.

• Effective written and oral communication skills and the ability to integrate and communicate with other teams, including formal presentations.

Great things aren’t done by one person, they’re done by a team.

We believe meaningful results come from people with unwavering commitment to integrity, energy, and intelligence – how we show up matters just as much as what we deliver. We value our work, our communities, and our commitments – but most of all, we value the team of people who make what we do possible.

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If you have what it takes to be a great Strathcona team member, we want to hear from you. We appreciate all interest in this opportunity but only those selected to advance through the process will be contacted.