Enhanced oil producing projects

Oil

Our teams are always looking for ways to either improve existing technology or pursue new technology in an effort to improve the way we operate. We have four industry-leading producing oil projects where we use specialized oil recovery methods: Foster Creek, Christina Lake and Pelican Lake in northeast Alberta, and the Weyburn field in southeast Saskatchewan.

Foster Creek, Christina Lake and Pelican Lake projects are located in the Athabasca region in northeast Alberta

The oil at Foster Creek and Christina Lake is located about 350 to 450 metres below the surface and requires specialized oil recovery methods to access and produce it. The primary technology we use for these two projects is SAGD, a process which injects steam into the reservoir to soften the oil so it can be pumped to the surface. These are the two oil sands projects in our 50/50 business venture with ConocoPhillips.

At Pelican Lake we use enhanced oil recovery techniques that include water and polymer flooding to sweep the oil to producing wells.

Weyburn oilfield located in southeast Saskatchewan

CO2 injection is the enhanced oil recovery method we use to increase oil production at the Weyburn oilfield, extending its life by about 30 years. Weyburn is the site of the world's largest geological carbon sequestration project.