Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01317, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Mundle, Scott (University of Windsor), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Suncor Energy is a global leader in the recovery of bitumen from the Canadian oil sands using Steam Assisted_x000D_
Gravity Drainage (SAGD) technology. Steam injection techniques are effective for oil extraction from bitumen;_x000D_
however, the process is energy intensive as relatively high steam to oil ratios (SOR) are still regarded as very_x000D_
good in the Athabasca oil sands (less than 3 m3/m3). Technological advancements that decrease SOR would_x000D_
lead to significant cost savings in oil recovery, reductions in energy use, and decreases in greenhouse gas_x000D_
emissions (GHGs). Limited information is available on the impacts of CO2 on bitumen recovery. CO2_x000D_
concentrations are impacted by natural production of CO2 as a result of the SAGD process. Multiple CO2_x000D_
sources complicate the quantification and identification of the fate, transport, and retention of CO2 in a SAGD_x000D_
reservoir. The proposal seeks to develop geochemical techniques to achieve a more complete understanding of_x000D_
the volumes and migration pathways of CO2 in the reservoir, a key parameter needed to accurately assess the_x000D_
impacts of CO2 on bitumen recovery, energy use, and GHG emissions., program purpose french : Suncor Energy is a global leader in the recovery of bitumen from the Canadian oil sands using Steam Assisted_x000D_
Gravity Drainage (SAGD) technology. Steam injection techniques are effective for oil extraction from bitumen;_x000D_
however, the process is energy intensive as relatively high steam to oil ratios (SOR) are still regarded as very_x000D_
good in the Athabasca oil sands (less than 3 m3/m3). Technological advancements that decrease SOR would_x000D_
lead to significant cost savings in oil recovery, reductions in energy use, and decreases in greenhouse gas_x000D_
emissions (GHGs). Limited information is available on the impacts of CO2 on bitumen recovery. CO2_x000D_
concentrations are impacted by natural production of CO2 as a result of the SAGD process. Multiple CO2_x000D_
sources complicate the quantification and identification of the fate, transport, and retention of CO2 in a SAGD_x000D_
reservoir. The proposal seeks to develop geochemical techniques to achieve a more complete understanding of_x000D_
the volumes and migration pathways of CO2 in the reservoir, a key parameter needed to accurately assess the_x000D_
impacts of CO2 on bitumen recovery, energy use, and GHG emissions., agreement title english : Development of geochemical approaches to monitor the fate, transport, and retention of CO2 in_x000D_
steam-assisted gravity drainage reservoirs in the Canadian oil sands, agreement title french : Development of geochemical approaches to monitor the fate, transport, and retention of CO2 in_x000D_
steam-assisted gravity drainage reservoirs in the Canadian oil sands, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-01-10, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada