Non-condensable Gas Co-Injection Pilot

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ConocoPhillips has received $2.5 MM in funding from Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) for the company's $10 MM non-condensable gas (NCG) co-injection pilot for thief zone management at Surmont.

The pilot will inject methane with steam into the SAGD reservoir, which has the potential to mitigate “thief zones”. These are areas above or below the oil zones where heat and pressure can be lost, resulting in a need for more steam to be injected to recover bitumen.

This pilot builds on past work in NCG co-injection by expanding the application to the full life cycle of the well. 

ConocoPhillips has a proven track record in technology development and delivering results from leveraged technology funding.

• With a $7MM grant from the Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation, the predecessor of Emissions Reduction Alberta, ConocoPhillips implemented a $14 MM, five-year systematic energy efficiency program that reduced CO₂e emissions by approximately 500,000 tonnes, which is equivalent to removing about 98,000 cars from the road.