Richard Gatip
About Richard Gatip
Richard Gatip is a Production Engineer, EIT at Chevron in Calgary, Alberta, managing significant production operations and overseeing various performance improvement projects.
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Richard Gatip is a Production Engineer, EIT currently working at Chevron in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Current Role at Chevron
Richard Gatip oversees approximately 25,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) of production across multiple sites including Little Smoky East, Two Creeks, and Waskahigan in his role at Chevron. He manages around 30 gas lift/GAPL wells, 10 rod pump wells, and 40 natural flow wells. He coordinates operations performance improvement projects from idea submission to project validation and regularly updates OPEX and Production Efficiency trajectories, sharing them monthly with senior leadership. Additionally, he facilitates monthly meetings with all stakeholders to ensure alignment on project prioritization and resourcing.
Past Positions at Chevron
Richard Gatip has held several positions at Chevron. From 2019 to 2021, he worked as a Field Production Engineer, EIT in Whitecourt, Alberta. Prior to that, he was a Reservoir Engineering Intern in Calgary, Alberta, where he gained valuable experience in the energy sector over a 7-month period in 2018.
Experience at ExxonMobil
In 2017, Richard Gatip worked as an Upstream Technical Computing Engineering Intern at ExxonMobil in Calgary, Alberta. During his 7-month internship, he developed technical skills and gained exposure to upstream computing engineering processes.
Engineering Research Assistant at University of Calgary
In 2016, Richard Gatip worked as an Engineering Research Assistant at the University of Calgary for 7 months. This role contributed to his foundational knowledge in engineering and research methodologies.
Education Background
Richard Gatip holds a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary, where he studied from 2014 to 2019. He also attended Tsinghua University for an International Summer School program in Economics for 11 months in 2016.