Oil Sands News
1. CNRL announced that it has submitted
regulatory applications for a $1.53 billion in‐situ oil
sands project. Development of the 50,000 bpd Grouse facility would
include 191 well pairs from 36 surface well pads, as well as a
central processing facility, utilities and associated
infrastructure. Construction could begin as early as the first
quarter of 2015, with initial steam by the end of 2017 and first
production in the first quarter of 2018. Operations at the facility
are expected to continue through 2036.
1. MEG Energy announced a pilot project at its
Christina Lake facility following a successful oil sands pilot in
March which yielded a steam to oil ratio of 1.8, about 40% lower
than the industry average. Following the successful pilot, the new
project will utilize the same technique of injecting
non‐condensable gas into three SAGD well pairs in the
Phase 1 area of Christina Lake, which process is designed to
replace steam with recyclable
