Deploying Autonomous Oil & Gas Production Operations with an Adaptive Controller
In 2018 Ambyint set out to deploy autonomous oil and gas production operations at scale on wells utilizing rod lift and plunger lift. The project’s initial focus was on deploying edge/IIoT technologies and data analytics to well optimization. The project transitioned to a greater platform focus to provide a feature set that covers all aspects…
Beta Testing of EOS Technology
Mariner Partners is leading the development of data analytics and process automation to improve the energy efficiency of large commercial buildings. Large buildings have complex systems to manage heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting and other building functions. Mariner Partners’ Energy Optimization Software (EOS) reduces GHG emissions and energy costs by optimizing the way building conditions are…
Surmont Steam-Additives Pilot
One of ConocoPhillips Canada’s (CPC) active technology programs involved working jointly with InnoTech Alberta as part of the Steam Additives Industry Research Program (STEADi) to identify commercially available chemical additives to steam. These additives, specifically surfactants, have the potential to improve the performance of SAGD operations by increasing oil drainage rates while reducing energy losses.…
Application of Artificial Intelligence at Pulp Refiners to Optimize Energy Usage and Product Quality
Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. operates a bleached chemi-thermo-mechanical pulp (BCTMP) mill in Whitecourt, Alberta. The refining stage of the mill’s pulping process, in which the cellulose fibres in wood chips are separated by electrically-driven mechanical refiners, is a significant consumer of energy from the power grid and indirect source of associated greenhouse gas (GHG)…
Greenest Natural Gas-Powered Quad-generation with a 41% GHG Reduction
Enersion Incorporation, along with two other Canadian companies, aim to co-develop and demonstrate a green and cost saving quad-generation system that produces Electricity, Cooling, Heating and CO2 in one integrated package for Current Prairie Fishermen Corporation, a fish farm in Nobleford, Alberta. The cornerstone of this system integration is the Enersion new green cooling technology…
Demonstration of Thermally Driven Heat Pumps for Residential Heating Applications
Stone Mountain Technologies and Napoleon are working to commercialize their Thermally Driven Heat Pump (TDHP) technology, which uses natural gas to drive a heat pump cycle, delivering multiple units of heat for every unit of gas consumed. The technology enables direct emission savings through immediate reduction of natural gas consumption for the same amount of…
Advanced Dual-Fuel System Commercial Demonstration
Displacing 50 per cent of Diesel Fuel with Dual-Fuel Technology Funded through ERA #5: Natural Gas Challenge in 2020, this project successfully validated Innovative Fuel Systems’ dual-fuel (diesel and compressed natural gas) technology equipment in the heavy-duty trucking industry. This technology allows existing heavy-duty diesel engines to displace up to 50 per cent diesel fuel…
Natural Gas Mobile Unit for Drilling Rig Power Generation
The project from Tourmaline Oil Corp. with consortium partners Precision Drilling Corporation and Caterpillar Inc. is a plug and play mobile natural gas generator and energy storage system for existing electricity-powered drilling rigs. The technology utilizes clean-burning natural gas, a smart energy management system, and storage of electricity that would otherwise be wasted. This high-efficiency…
Demonstration of a Full-Scale Multilateral Junction Assembly
Modern Wellbore Solutions has developed the world’s first Multilateral Junction Tool Assembly (MJT) and process to allow oil and natural gas companies to drill, complete, and operate multilateral wells in unconventional assets. The MJT can be applied to new and existing wellbores, and results in more efficient drainage of reservoirs, reduced environmental impacts, and curtailed…
Doef’s Greenhouses CO2 and Heat Capture
Doef’s Greenhouses is constructing a 13-acre hydroponic vegetable greenhouse and Horseshoe Power is constructing a co-located tri-generation power plant. The tri-generation plant utilizes natural gas from surrounding natural gas fields as fuel and generates electricity, heat, CO2 and water for the greenhouse. Otherwise waste heat will be recovered and used to heat the greenhouse and…
