Brent Trinier, BSc., P. Eng.

Experience

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  Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

  Jan 2005 - Apr 2013

  Senior Production Engineer

  ✦ Team lead responsible for international and onshore USA assets (multiple regions & field types)✦ Project management skills - project lead to develop, construct and start up production of a $90 MM Coalbed Methane project in Wyoming. Materials scope & procurement of equipment, coordination with field construction of gas & water pipelines, well interventions for artificial lift equipment for all wells in a 126 well field. Startup and de-watering of wells and project reporting to management for capital cost tracking and scheduling.✦ Technical skills - production engineering, well workers and field operations, artificial lift (ESP, gas lift, plunger lift, rod pumps, flowing gas/oil wells, surface pump systems), well logging, well testing, pressure transient analysis (PTA), nodal analysis, well software systems, production and decline curve forecasting, reserves reporting, reservoir simulation (intro level) and presenting to teams and management.✦ Communication skills - ability to effectively present ideas and concepts to peers, operations staff or different levels of management. Worked in corporate offices, field locations and internationally in Algeria on a rotational assignment, place a focus on building and maintaining relationships with co-workers.✦ Oil and gas resource types: Coalbed methane (Powder River Basin - Wyoming), Waterflood & CO2 Sequestration (Salt Creek - Wyoming), Conventional Oil & Gas (Oklahoma), Unconventional Gas with Fracture Stimulations (Greater Natural Buttes field - Utah) and Conventional Oil with Water Alternating Gas (WAG) Re-Injection Satellite Fields (Hassi Berkine - Algeria) Show less

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  MEG Energy Corp.

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2020

  Senior Production Engineer

  ✦ Managed the production & steam injection for up to 4 Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) pads at a time while handling the water disposal and source well infrastructure systems for MEG Energy.✦ Contributed to exceptional production growth from 30,000 to 100,000 barrels of oil per day in 7 yrs by coordinating multiple SAGD pads and infill well projects from idea phase to startup and production up to 10,000 bbls per day.✦ Steered wells through all development phases including initial SAGD well completions, steam circulation, conversion to production, initial start up across 10 different well pads. Responsible for >10,000 bbls oil/day employing proprietary thermal heavy oil recovery strategies (SAGD, eMSAGP, SAGP) drastically reducing steam requirements and emissions.✦ Developed and tested new technologies including: slotted liners, swell packers, flow control devices, industry leading ESP pump run life - all to achieve efficient production growth.✦ Identified and conducted over 50 well interventions (typically achieving project pay out within 3 to 12 months), while adding up to 3X production growth & significant cashflow for the corporation while decreasing operating costs/bbl. Show less

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  Islander Oil & Gas

  Jun 2021 - Apr 2022

  Senior Production Engineer

  - Responsible for production engineering & single well battery facilities. Over 2X increase in production rates while working on the Pekisko formation play at Islander Oil & Gas. - Evaluated and managed the full Operating Expense budget and tracking for the company & identified opportunities to decrease operating expenses by over 7%. - Responsible for all invoicing, tracking of Capital Facility Projects and Facility Applications to the AER.

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  Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd

  May 2022 - now

  - Manager for Production and Completions Engineering for two SAGD facilities (Pod One & Algar - Great Divide project).- Responsible to handle the procurement of downhole tools, pumps, tubular goods, regulatory responsibilities, production optimization, solvent injection and recovery process, production engineering functions and communication within the team and site personnel.- Manage the completions and workovers for both projects with daily guidance and operations along with service rig scheduling and logistics alongside rig supervisors at site. Show less

  • Production Engineering Manager

    Sept 2022 - now

  • Senior Production Engineer

    May 2022 - Sept 2022