Foster Creek
The Foster Creek project began in 1996 and in 2001 became the industry's first commercial SAGD project. It has grown in five phases to its current size of over 160 wells producing more than 100,000 gross barrels per day.
SAGD is energy efficient and requires minimal surface disturbance. In fact, we've reduced the average surface footprint of the well pads at both Foster Creek and Christina Lake by one-third since 2003. And the above-ground footprint of a well pad is less than 10 percent of the total resource area being accessed underground. We also monitor air emissions regularly and complete air quality testing every two to three months. Nearly all of the water used in our operations at Foster Creek isn't fit for people, animals or agricultural purposes. And 90 to 95 percent of it is recycled again and again.
Foster Creek, along with Christina Lake, is one of the two enhanced oil projects in our 50/50 business venture with ConocoPhillips.
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Did you know?
Foster Creek is located on the Cold Lake military air weapons range.
