PROJECT STATUS
CURRENT PROJECT
CAPACITY
START-UP
REGULATORY STATUS
CURRENT PROJECT
Primrose South
45,000
1985
Operating
Northern Alberta Oil Ltd.
Wolf Lake
13,000
1985
Operating
Devon Canada Corporation
Walleye
Phase 1
Updated: Apr 2012 7,000
2015
Announced
Husky Energy Inc.
Caribou
Demonstration
Tucker
10,000
TBD
Approved Updated: Feb 2012
Production at Tucker has increased significantly, exiting 2011 at over 9,000 barrels per day versus 4,000 barrels per day the previous year. Husky says it has addressed subsurface challenges by remediating older wells with new completion and stimulation techniques and initiating revised start-up procedures.
Phase 1
30,000
2006
Operating
Imperial Oil Limited •
Cold Lake
Updated: May 2012
Imperial says drilling has been completed at Cold Lake on a three-well cyclic solvent process pilot that is expected to start up in late 2013.
Phase 1-10
110,000
1985
Operating
Phase 11-13
30,000
2002
Operating
Phase 14-16
40,000
2014
Construction
Koch Exploration Canada Corporation
Gemini
Updated: Apr 2012
A public hearing was planned on the project in February, but was cancelled after outstanding objections were dropped. The project was granted approval in March.
Stage 1
1,200
TBD
Approved
Stage 2
10,000
TBD
Approved
Osum Oil Sands Corp.
Taiga
Updated: Apr 2012
The ERCB has scheduled a public hearing into the Taiga project scheduled for May 23.
Phase 1
17,500
2014
Application
Phase 2
17,500
2016
Application
Pengrowth Energy Corporation
Lindbergh
Updated: Feb 2012
Pengrowth achieved first steam at the Lindbergh pilot in February.
Sawn Lake
CSS Pilot
700
TBD
Approved
Petrobank Energy And Resources Ltd.
Dawson
Updated: Apr 2012
Petrobank says that drilling of the well pairs for the demonstration project is complete and construction of the surface facilities will be complete later in 2012.
Phase 2
THAI Demonstration-Experimental
10,000
TBD
Announced
TBD
TBD
Construction
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Peace River
Updated: Dec 2011
Alberta’s environmental assessment director has deemed complete Shell Canada’s environmental impact assessment report for the Carmon Creek expansion.
Cadotte Lake
12,500
1986
Operating
Carmon Creek - Phase 1
40,000
2015
Application
Carmon Creek - Phase 2
40,000
2018
Application
Southern Pacific Resource Corp. •
Red Earth
Updated: May 2012
Southern Pacific is analyzing results from its latest CSS test at Red Earth. The company says it will finalize future development plans by the end of Q2.
Commercial
10,000
TBD
Announced
Pilot
1,000
2009
Operating
Pilot Expansion
3,000
TBD
Announced
SASKATCHEWAN REGION — IN SITU Oilsands Quest Inc.
Axe Lake
Updated: Apr 2012
Oilsands Quest has signed the definitive loan agreements for debtor-in-possession financing of $2.85 million, which will fund operating costs and other expenses while the company continues its solicitation process.
Commercial
TBD
On Hold
Reservoir Test
30,000 600
2008
On Hold
SAGD Pilot
TBD
TBD
On Hold
8,400
TBD
Phase 1 Commercial
12,500
2014
Application
NORTH ATHABASCA REGION — UPGRADER
Phase 2 Commercial
17,500
2016
Announced
BP p.l.c.
Pilot
1,200
2012
Operating
Terre de Grace
Pilot
Updated: Dec 2010
REGULATORY STATUS
Updated: Mar 2012
Royal Dutch Shell plc
START-UP
Company owner Deep Well Oil & Gas says DeGolyer & MacNaughton Canada has completed its reservoir modelling for a proposed horizontal cyclic steam stimulation pilot at Sawn Lake, concluding the project would yield commercial viable extraction. Deep Well is currently preparing a pilot plan and options for capitalization.
Updated: Nov 2010
CAPACITY
Updated: Mar 2012 Approved
Orion
Phase 1
10,000
2007
Operating
Phase 2
10,000
TBD
Approved
Canadian Natural reports that it has successfully completed unplanned maintenance on the fractionating unit in its primary upgrading facility and started up operations. The outage lasted from February 5 to March 13.
PEACE RIVER REGION — IN SITU Andora Energy Corporation •
Sawn Lake
Updated: May 2012
Andora Energy majority owner PanOrient Energy Corp. says no binding agreements have been made as a result of its strategic review process, and various alternatives are being considered in order to move ahead with the pilot program.
SAGD Demonstration
1,400
TBD
Approved
Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon
Updated: Apr 2012
Phase 1
114,000
2009
Operating
Phase 2A
10,000
2014
Approved
Phase 2B
45,000
TBD
Approved
Phase 3
80,000
TBD
Approved
Tranche 2
5,000
2012
Operating
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