A L B E R TA O I L SA N DS I N D U S T RY Q UA RT E R LY U P DAT E
REGULATORY STATUS
CAPACITY
START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
Hangingstone
20,000
TBD
Application
SAGD
Leismer
20,000
TBD
Application
SAGD
Leismer Demonstration
10,000
2010
Operating
SAGD
Leismer Expansion
20,000
TBD
Application
SAGD
Leismer Northwest
20,000
TBD
Application
SAGD
Leismer South
20,000
TBD
Application
SAGD
Thornbury
40,000
TBD
Application
SAGD
Commercial
12,000
2016
Announced
SAGD
Thornbury Expansion
20,000
TBD
Application
SAGD
Pilot
2,500
2012
Approved
SAGD
Phase 1
10,000
2007
Operating
SAGD
Phase 2
10,000
TBD
Approved
SAGD
CURRENT PROJECT
Technology
Chard
START-UP
Technology
Pengrowth Corporation Lindbergh The Lindbergh pilot has received all regulatory approvals to begin construction. First steam is targeted for the first half of 2012. Drilling of SAGD well pairs and facility construction will begin in Q3/2011.
Orion 40,000
TBD
Announced
SAGD
Phase 1
40,000
TBD
Approved
SAGD
Phase 2
40,000
TBD
Approved
SAGD
Meadow Creek
Value Creation Inc. TriStar
PEACE RIVER REGION — IN SITU Bitumen production capacity Andora Energy Corporation Sawn Lake
Value Creation is providing the ERCB with additional information supporting its application.
Pilot
CAPACITY
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Suncor Energy Inc. Phase 1
CURRENT PROJECT
1,000
2012
Application
SAGD
COLD LAKE REGION — IN SITU Bitumen production capacity
Andora Energy owner PanOrient Energy Corp. says Andora’s strategic review process to enhance shareholder value that could result in a sale or merger was expected to be closed in June, but this did not occur. The process is ongoing with a number of parties that have expressed interest.
Canadian Natural Resources Limited SAGD Demonstration
Primrose/Wolf Lake Canadian Natural says that production wells are currently being drilled on pads at Primrose East and South, contributing to strong thermal oil production for the company. Primrose East
32,000
2008
Operating
Primrose North
30,000
2006
Operating
CSS
Primrose South
45,000
1985
Operating
CSS
Wolf Lake
13,000
1985
Operating
CSS
10,000
TBD
Approved
SAGD
CSS
Husky Energy Inc. Caribou Demonstration Tucker
Phase 1
30,000
2006
Operating
SAGD
Imperial Oil Limited Cold Lake Cold Lake achieved production record of 158,000 bpd in Q2/2011, attributed to contributions of new wells steamed in 2011, but offset by cyclic nature of project. Site clearing and road construction underway for Nabiye expansion. LASER CSS Follow-up Process
TBD
2007
Operating
CSS
Phase 1-10
110,000
1985
Operating
CSS
Phase 11-13
30,000
2002
Operating
CSS
Phase 14-16
30,000
2015
Approved
CSS
Koch Exploration Canada Corporation Gemini Commercial Pilot
10,000
TBD
Application
SAGD
1,200
TBD
Application
SAGD
OSUM Oil Sands Corp.
TBD
Approved
SAGD
TBD
TBD
Approved
CSS
Northern Alberta Oil Ltd. Sawn Lake CSS Pilot
Petrobank Energy And Resources Ltd. Dawson Surface facilities from the first two wells at the Kerrobert project are being decommissioned and will be moved to Dawson during Q3. Civil work underway, drilling expected to commence midSeptember. Pre-ignition heating cycle to commence in the fourth quarter, with air injection targeted before year-end. 10,000
TBD
Announced
THAI
TBD
2011
Approved
THAI
Cadotte Lake
12,500
1986
Operating
CSS
Carmon Creek - Phase 1
40,000
2014
Announced
CSS
Carmon Creek - Phase 2
40,000
TBD
Announced
CSS
Phase 2 THAI Demonstration
Husky reports continued progress enhancing its understanding of how to develop the Tucker reservoir. It continues to remediate older wells with new stimulation techniques and develop new well pairs, and is seeing an increase in production rates.
1,400
Royal Dutch Shell plc Peace River
Southern Pacific Resource Corp. Red Earth In June, Southern Pacific commenced steaming wellbores at Red Earth. The project will be tested throughout the remaining summer and fall, after which the test information will be interpreted and go-forward plans will be prepared. Commercial
10,000
TBD
Announced
CSS
Pilot
1,000
2009
Operating
CSS
Pilot Expansion
3,000
TBD
Announced
CSS
N O RT H AT H A B A S C A R E G I O N — U P G R A D E R Synthetic crude oil production capacity Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Taiga
Horizon
Regulatory approval expected to be received mid-2011. Detailed engineering underway. OSUM says it will be ready to execute in late 2011 or early 2012 subsequent to regulatory approval.
Canadian Natural is reporting that synthetic crude oil shipments from Horizon resumed at the end of August post-fire repairs.
Phase 1
17,500
2014
Application
SAGD
Phase 1
Phase 2
17,500
2016
Application
SAGD
Tranche 1
135,000
2008
Operating
Mining
--
2007
Complete
Engineering/Design
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