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About Rob Lavoie, BSc. Chem. Eng., P. Eng.
Rob Lavoie began his reservoir engineering career with Shell Canada Limited in 1981. At that time Rob worked as a reservoir engineer in Shell’s Enhanced Oil Recovery Group. From 1983 through 1987, Rob helped design, operate, and interpret the Midale CO2 flood pilot in South East Saskatchewan. In 1987 he provided the lead reservoir engineering role in the experimental development of a 90% H2S gas field, The Bearberry Field.
In 1992 Rob provided leadership in the development of the natural gas forecasting software application (SAFIRE) currently used by Transcanada Pipelines Ltd. (formerly Nova). This project was conceived, designed, constructed and implemented by the spring of 1994. After providing support for SAFIRE’s users for two years, Rob joined APA Petroleum Engineering (now RPS Energy).
During his six years with APA, Rob worked as a senior reservoir engineering specialist for offshore and onshore projects in Canada and many international locations.
Since founding CalPetra, Rob has helped oil and gas companies with waterflood development planning and implementation. Rob is also an expert on enhanced oil recovery that makes use of acid gas as a miscible flooding agent. More recently he has been working with large CO2 emitters to develop CO2 sequestration plans and regulatory applications.
About Darryl Burns, M. Eng., P. Eng.
Darryl is a professional engineer with over fifteen years of natural gas and oil industry experience. His expertise is centered on reservoir engineering, reservoir simulation, geological characterization, and project management. Darryl brings a unique ability to integrate a range of petroleum engineering disciplines due to his direct work experience in facilities and process engineering projects.
Darryl has provided consulting services including development planning, reservoir characterization, fluid characterization, and hydraulic studies for enhanced oil recovery and acid gas disposal projects.
As an experienced project manager skilled in the areas of facilities, production, reservoir engineering, and economic analysis, Darryl is able to provide integrated solution to a broad range of oil and gas development issues.
About Karin Lavoie, B.Mus, MLS
Karin earned a Masters degree in Library Science from the University of Western Ontario in 1984. She then served as Head Librarian at Providence College and Seminary in Manitoba from 1984-1990. In 1990 she relocated to Calgary and held various positions at Calgary Public Library.
Karin currently provides information research services for CalPetra’s oil and gas clients along with office administrational support for CalPetra Inc.