Reid Hoffman

Facilities and Pipelines Engineer at Spur Petroleum

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

About

Experience

  • Spur Petroleum Ltd. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
    • Facilities Engineer
      Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

    • Facilities and Pipelines Engineer
      Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) (Permanent Full-time · 12 yrs 1 mo)
    • Pipeline Engineer
      Jan 2020 - Aug 2023 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      - Managing project development, cost controls, estimating, planning and scheduling for new construction and integrity projects - Thorough understanding of governing bodies such as AER (Directive 17, 56, 60) and CSA Z662 - New construction projects include steel, polyethylene and fiberglass pipelines throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba) - Experience with integrity projects including tethered and free-swim in-line inspections. - Preparing authority for expenditures (AFEs) for pipeline and well-site projects - Procurement of materials, labor and technical expertise. - Preparing and distributing request for proposal (RFP) packages to potential contractors and subsequently evaluating and awarding the work. - Field visits to scope projects, inspect safety standards and construction activities.

    • Production Engineer
      Apr 2013 - Dec 2019 · 6 yrs 9 mos

      - Managing conventional oil and gas assets with focus on day-to-day field operations and field development (drilling, new facilities, acquisitions) · Manage and develop production facilities and pipelines to deal with exploratory growth · Work with other team members (Exploitation, Exploration, Mineral Land and Operations) · Drafting and submitting application and approvals for oil and gas production (i.e. D60 non-compliance economic justification, Gas-Over Bitumen approvals). · Reviewing operating costs (fixed and variable) and identifying key cost drivers. · Well design, artificial lift, and optimization; consolidations when necessary · Forecasting production volumes and coordinating with oil and gas marketing department · Scope, estimate and manage capital projects including compressor installs, road upgrades, facility installations, pipelines and new drills. · Primary source of contact between Calgary head office and field operations

    • Field Engineer
      Aug 2011 - Apr 2013 · 1 yr 9 mos

      Lived in Bonnyville, AB and assisted in various operational roles. · Relief Operator doing shift work operating oil cleaning batteries. · Well servicing coordinator scheduling Calgary approved wellbore workover programs with field inspectors and service rig crews. · Facility group assistant red-lining / updating outdated piping and instrumentation diagrams · Gas conservation assistant reviewing allowable vent rates and the economics of installing casing gas compressors. Running economic scenarios.