A Made-for Oil Sands-Solution: A Rig to Accelerate the Reclamation of Tailings Ponds into Solid Ground

Suncor Energy


Project Type

Development

Project Value

$9,000,000

Project Status

Contribution Agreement

Location

Alberta (Various)

Funding Amount

$4,500,000

Assess the development of oil sands-specific modular amphibious equipment to improve access to soft tailings deposits to install wick drains and deploy other ground improvement techniques to accelerate dewatering and stabilization to support terrestrial reclamation and dam delicensing.