SAGD
DPH FOCUS – EnCana Pelican Lake
- Expert water treatment consultant on front- end study for using brackish water for:
-2000, 10,000 and 30,000 barrels per day SAGD facilities
-Treatment options for treating 90,000 barrels per day produced water to make it suitable for polymer injection
- Project delivered on time and within budget comparing WLS and evaporator technologies
Nexen/Opti Long Lake Experience
- Started in 2003 on the SAGD side
- Participated in P&ID reviews
- Studied oil water separation options
- Reviewed and recommended treatment options for High Quality Water System
- Reviewed Potable Water and Sanitary Water treatment options
- Reviewed and recommended regeneration options for SAC units
- Studied water integration between Upgrader and SAGD
- Wrote water balance model in Simulink
- Evaluated warm vs. hot lime softening
- Evaluated the use of evaporators and package boilers
- Evaluated the application of centrifuges for sludge dewatering
- Interface with Fluor on client’s behalf
- Currently advising on phase 11 upgrader water treatment options
Devon Canada/Jackfish - 1 Experience Responsible for:
- Management of chemical programs for both de-oiling and water treatment
- Lead team to select chemical vendor for the above
- Project engineer coordinating engineering with construction for deoiling and water treatment facilities.
- Participating in commissioning of 35,000 barrels per day plant
- Interfaces with COLT engineering on client’s behalf
BlackRock Ventures – Now Shell
- Consulted on evaporator technology selection.
- Reviewed vendor submissions
- Process engineering requirements
- Material selection
- Corrosion and design parameters test plan
- Interfaces with IMV engineering
PetroCanada Experience
- Participated in a review of the fate of organics in the McKay River SAGD plant
- Reviewed options for analytical testing to improve operability
Total - Deer Creek Energy- Joslyn SAGD Project
- Studied and reported on the use of brackish water for their Phase 111A expansion
- Involves incorporating selected technology into evaporation/crystallization as the main produced water treatment option
- Currently responsible for ensuring that installed water treatment and steam generation equipment meets expectations
- Assessed energy impact and green house gas emissions when using a crystallizer
- Water treatment specialist for planned new SAGD facility
- Conducted risk analysis on Phase 1 disposal pipe lines
Komex –(Husky – Sunrise)
- Evaluated the use of alternative water sources other than ground water and river water
- Alternate sources included:
-Process-affected water from open-pit tailings facilities
-Stripped sour water from Upgrader operations
-Evaluated evaporator usage for these waters
Athabasca Oil Sand Corp
- Engaged as prime water treatment consultant for a proposed 10,000 barrels per day SAGD plant
- Participated in technology selection, which selected evaporators for BFW preparation
- On-going input into DBM development
Aker Kvaerner - Norsk Hydro
- Participated in the technology selection for a SAGD operation
- Studied alternative fuels
- Different de-oiling methods
- Compared various types of drum boilers
- Lead expert in preparation of a class 4 cost estimate for a 10,000 barrel per day SAGD plant, which involved evaporators for BFW
Shell Carmon Creek Study
- Engaged as prime water treatment consultant with regards to the water treatment options for a possible cyclic steam operations facility
- Evaluated evaporator use for BFW
ConocoPhillips (Surmount SAGD)
- Lead investigator into corrosion problems associated with boiler feedwater system
- On-going consultant overseeing water treatment operations
- Advises on suitability of Phase 11 design to meet new ERCB water usage guidelines (On behalf of Total)