Steam Additive Pilot to Enhance Thermal Recovery Efficiencies of Heavy Oil
Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) is a major oil recovery technology of the Alberta oil sands resources. This process involves injecting large amounts of steam into the reservoir to recover the bitumen. The steam is generated by burning natural gas, which creates CO2 emissions and operational costs. An efficiency metric, the steam-oil ratio (SOR), is…
Recycling Fracking Water to Combat Water Scarcity and Reduce Emissions in Alberta’s Oil and Gas Industry
Aqua Pure Technologies (APT), in partnership with Artis Exploration, is introducing their PROH2O® Technology in Three Hills, Alberta, to address the region’s water scarcity and agricultural challenges. This system efficiently removes up to 99.9% of targeted contaminants from water, making it possible to recycle “produced” and “flow back” water from fracking operations. Aqua Pure Technologies…
The VelRay X™ Fine Particle Filtration System: Redefining Water Management for Hydraulic Fracturing Operations in the Alberta Oil and Gas Industry
The VelRay X project aims to transform water management in Alberta’s oil and gas industry by introducing an advanced fine particle filtration system, specifically engineered for challenging and variable water streams—making it an ideal solution for hydraulic fracturing operations. The VelRay X filtration system, housed within a mobile trailer, is designed to enhance operational efficiency,…
EcoSeis Demonstration Project
OptiSeis Solutions Ltd. provides high-resolution subsurface images through proprietary methods and algorithms that enable improved operating efficiency and safety at companies in traditional (oil and gas) and new energy economies including critical mineral mining, geothermal, nuclear, and carbon capture & storage (CCS). OptiSeis’ pioneering research on seismic analysis has led to the development of patent…
ibex SAGD steam and solvent TRL 7 field trial
The ibexTM steam generator prototype will be modified for continuous operation and tested in the lab and in the field with live fluids at a thermal oil sands operator site. The proprietary contactor will also be scaled up to provide key optimization data for the design of the full-scale facility. The aim is to safely…
Field Validation for In-situ Upgrading Technology (ISUT™)
NanosTech’s In-Situ Upgrading Technology (ISUT™) is a novel, patented nanocatalyst process that improves upon existing oil recovery methods while simultaneously enhancing the quality of the sales of oil. ISUT™ empowers heavy oil producers to increase both their environmental performance and economic returns. ISUT™ provides enhanced oil recovery, by both increasing production rates by up to…
Small Modular Reactor FEED Study
Cenovus Energy Inc. is a Canadian integrated energy company. The company is investigating methods to deliver net-zero emissions heat and electricity by use of small modular nuclear reactors (SMR) in the Canadian oil sands. SMRs provide a potential solution to replace gas-fired boilers on a large scale to reduce overall GHG emissions from field operations.…
SCC FGR on gas turbine with mole sieve CCS
Strathcona Resources, in collaboration with Solar Turbines and Caterpillar Low Carbon Solutions, intends to build a commercial-scale demonstration of a Semi-Closed-Cycle (SCC) Flue-Gas-Recirculation (FGR) technology combined with a molecular sieve to effectively capture and store carbon. This technology will be applied on a gas turbine cogeneration system at our Lindbergh thermal oil facility near Cold…
Radio Frequency Enhanced Oil Recovery – RF XL Commercial Pilot Test
Electromagnetic Heating Technology to Reduce Oilsands Emissions Approved for funding through ERA and Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s (SDTC) joint call in 2017, Acceleware began construction of a commercial-scale pilot of its Radio Frequency Enhance Oil Recovery (RF XL) technology. By its completion in 2023, the project completed initial demonstration of the core heating technology and…
Oil Sands CCUS Pathways to Net Zero
Pathways Alliance is the unprecedented collaboration among Canada’s six largest oil sands producers working collaboratively with Canadian and Alberta governments on an ambitious plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from oil sands operations by about 22 million tonnes per year by 2030, and to ultimately achieve its goal of net-zero emissions from operations by 2050.…
