STEPS RESEARCH PROGRAM

Selected annually by industry partners, projects in the STEPS Research Program develop and test innovative technologies to increase oil production and decrease environmental impacts.

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WEYBURN - MIDALE
CO2 MONITORING

The continued success of this $80 million project studying CO2 geological storage will have incredible implications for reducing CO2 emissions throughout the world while simultaneously increasing oil production.

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Barrels of fresh water saved by the millions; billions of incremental barrels of oil produced; and trillions of cubic feet of natural gas not burned – all potential benefits of technologies being developed through the JIVE Project.


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AQUISTORE
PROJECT

 

A research project looking into capture of CO2 from an industrial source for storage in a Saskatchewan deep saline formation.


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The PTRC is hiring a Project Coordinator

The PTRC is hiring for the position of Project Coordinator. Please click here to view the posting. The PTRC thanks you for your interest in this job, and only those candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted.



PTRC's 2010 - 2011 Annual Report is Now Available

The PTRC's 2010/11 Annual Report and condensed financial statements are now available as a downloadable PDF file entitled Ensuring Our Future Prosperity.



Cenovus Releases Weyburn Site Assessment Findings: Scientists Confirm CO2 Used in Oil Production Remains Underground

Cenovus Energy of Calgary, the operator of the Weyburn oil field in southeastern Saskatchewan, has released a report examining soil gas, well integrity and water quality on the land where allegations were raised in January of this year about CO2 contaminating soil and ground water.



PTRC a Proud Partner in the Weyburn Energy Innovation Centre

The Weyburn Energy Innovation Centre, located at the City Hall in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, opened its doors with an official launch event on September 28th.  The PTRC, as one of the four funding partners in this new interpretive centre, was on hand.



The IEAGHG Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project Receives Global Achievement Award

The PTRC, as the manager of the Weyburn-Midale Project, was one of the organizations cited in the announcement of a Global Achievement Award for the project by the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum in Beijing, China on September 21st.  Click here to read the CSLF press release.  Click here for a copy of the PTRC's own press release.



IEAGHG Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project Issues Statement on Future Soil Gas Sampling

The PTRC, as manager of the IEAGHG Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project makes note of the international, independently-funded research organizations conducting work in and around the Weyburn and Midale area in the past 11 years.  Click here for the statement.



PTRC Announces Memorandum of Understanding with Holland's INCAS3

The PTRC and INCAS3, an independeant research institute based in the Netherlands that specializes in advanced sensor technologies, have signed a memorandum of understanding to investigate possible applications of these technologies to enhanced oil recovery.  Click here to read more.



PTRC announces the launch of its STEPS On-Line Research Community

The PTRC is pleased to announce the launch of its STEPS On-Line Research Community.  Click here to read the release.



The Petroleum Technology Research Centre Issues Its Findings on Petro-Find Geochem Ltd.'s Study into Claimed Leak of CO2 at Weyburn Oil Field

The PTRC, on behalf of the IEAGHG Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project, has released its findings into the Petro-Find Geochem Ltd. Report and its claims of CO2 leaking from the Weyburn oil reservoir onto the Kerr family farm.