Industry Explained
Calgary and the oil patch: how a city became Canada's energy capital
From a Turner Valley gas well in 1914 to Leduc No. 1 and the oil sands: how a ranching town on the Bow River became the head office city of the oil patch.
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Heavy Oil & Oil Sands
Bitumen, SAGD and other in situ methods, oil sands mining, upgrading, diluent and reclamation.
Heavy Oil & Oil Sands
SAGD explained: how steam brings bitumen up from the oil sands
How steam-assisted gravity drainage works: why bitumen needs heat, how the well pairs sit, how the steam chamber grows and what the plant does with the water.