Scott Thompson, P.Eng.
Senior Project Engineer and Discipline Lead, Flow Optimization
Scott is based out of Noetic’s Calgary office and has been involved in Noetic’s flow optimization programs since 2006, having participated in and led many projects relating to the optimization of SAGD injector and producer completions for improved well performance.
Noetic has investigated and designed novel completions solutions that address the challenging hydraulics of SAGD wells and provide operators with greater control over injection and production distributions.
Scott has been involved in many aspects of downhole flow control system design, including: coupled wellbore/reservoir flow modeling, testing downhole flow control devices, and evaluating impacts on well performance. His other work activities involve well integrity for thermal wells, primarily in evaluation and selection of thermal cement blends and casing and liner connections.
Scott is Vice Chair of the Drilling and Completions Subcommittee of the Canadian Heavy Oil Association (CHOA). He also participates on the committee responsible for re-writing the thermal cement section of Industry Recommended Practice 3 (IRP 3).
Scott received a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calgary in 2000. He was previously a research engineer with a Calgary-based company developing Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. This experience provided Scott with a strong testing, analysis, and mechanical design background, particularly for high temperature environments. Scott currently has two U.S. patents in this area.
In his free time, Scott likes to get his hands dirty, whether it’s home renovations, restoring hobby vehicles, or cleaning up after his two kids.
