In Situ Oilsands Development: The Next Generation

摘要

THE END OF THIS year, the site in northeastern Alberta where steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) technology was developed could be home to a pilot for a new in situ oilsands technology. The patented solvent-based N-Solv technology offers a more cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative to SAGD that its proponents say will reduce CO2 equivalent emissions by about 93 kilograms per barrel, produced with no need for water.