Cenovus
Contract Wells Analyst
Onsite
POSTED
7/10/2026
Job Description
Gather requirements to apply for well licensing and submit regulatory reporting, internal due diligence and approvals, data management activities from license acquisition and field-based drilling through to receipt of a reclamation certificate.
Well Licensing: Work with various asset teams to ensure well licensing applications are compliant and submit applications for licenses and amendments in tight timelines to meet project deliverables.
Drilling & Completions: Submit required drilling/completion information to the Regulator in required format (this includes all frac information, logs). Correctly record key well lifecycle elements and changes in Generwell to support corporate well tax, insurance, disclosed net/gross counts. Generwell feeds other Cenovus systems to support asset/corporate decision making, and corporate well reporting.
Information management: Update and maintain Well File throughout its life cycle.
Abandonment: Submit required abandonment (downhole and/or surface) information to the regulator in the format they require and correctly record in Generwell to support CVE decision making.
Reclamation: Receive reclamation certificates, record in Generwell, update Well File status in CS Land for end of life for well file.
Well status changes: Well start up, suspensions, etc.
Well testing: Receive, file, and submit all well tests to the regulator.
Contractual Obligations: Track, send and receive downhole information to and from partners.
The ideal candidate is able to work with a fast-paced, high-volume workload, with a high degree of shifting priorities which need to be actioned in a short period of time. A highly contentious individual with strong attention to detail. Able to clearly communicate the regulatory requirements, process and timelines needed to successfully manage the well license and reporting.
Education/Experience:
Certification in Petroleum Land or technical training in well related focus.
Regulatory knowledge and well licensing is an asset.
Ability to analyze downhole information and understand how the regulatory body requires the information to be submitted.
Ability to manage multiple timelines of submissions for multiple lifecycle stages at one time. Exposure to working with wells in multiple provinces in Western Canada would be considered an asset
Qualifications
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About Cenovus
We’re a Canadian-based integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner, integrating sustainability considerations into our business plans.
We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia. Cenovus’s downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.
Our shares trade under the symbol CVE and are listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.
Role summary
Contract Wells Analyst
Onsite
TYPE
Contract · 7 Months
STARTS
8/10/2026
POSTED
6 hours ago
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