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    Identifying Barriers to Water Recycling in Alberta Hydraulic Fracturing

    Focus area
    Water Management
    Publication year
    2025

    Interviews and jurisdictional review identify regulatory, economic, infrastructure and chemistry barriers limiting produced/flowback water recycling in Alberta hydraulic fracturing operations.

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    Enhancing Auto-Recognition Technologies and Data Management Practices Within the Open Environmental Sensor Platform, Wildtrax

    Focus area
    Ecological – Species at Risk
    Publication year
    2025

    Enhances Wildtrax by improving automated species recognition and data-management workflows, making environmental sensor data more accurate and actionable.

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    ​​PTAC – AUPRF 2024 Pileated Woodpecker Report​

    Focus area
    Ecological – Species at Risk
    Publication year
    2025

    Develops Alberta predictive maps of pileated woodpecker habitat and cavities using remote sensing and ARUs, enabling decision-support for compliance planning.

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    Ecoseis Phase 2

    Focus area
    Ecological – Other
    Publication year
    2025

    Validates OptiSeis EcoSeis low-impact seismic design, reducing line clearing, emissions and reclamation while maintaining imaging quality in Alberta, field-tested successful.

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    Understanding and Mitigating Leakage Pathways in Oil and Gas Well Cements Final Report

    Focus area
    Well Decommissioning – SCVF
    Publication year
    2024

    Investigates cement and interface leakage mechanisms driving SCVF/GM, evaluates additives and remedial strategies to improve zonal isolation and reduce emissions.

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    Annual Report on the Alberta Background Soil Quality System Project Phase 3

    Focus area
    Ecological – Other
    Publication year
    2024

    Develops Alberta-wide background soil metals and salinity database, refining thresholds to distinguish natural conditions and cut remediation costs.

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    Remote Sensing Tools for Environmental Monitoring and Certification of Well Sites

    Focus area
    Well Decommissioning – Other
    Publication year
    2024

    Develops and validates Earth-observation, machine-learning tools to monitor terrestrial and wetland wellsite impacts, improving speed, efficiency, and decision-making for certification.

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    State of Science on Emission Rate Thresholds for Upstream Petroleum Industry Leaks Corresponding to a Range of ppm Concentration Based Thresholds

    Focus area
    Air Emissions - Other
    Publication year
    2024

    Reviewed science linking ppm screening thresholds to leak rates, recommending improved methane detection and reporting for upstream facilities.

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    Quantification of Methane Emissions in Stationary Engine Exhaust and Best Management Practices for Mitigation

    Focus area
    Air Emissions – Methane
    Publication year
    2024

    Field-tested stationary natural gas engines to measure methane slip and provided best practices to cut emissions and fuel use.

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    Evaluation of Emission Quantification Technologies

    Focus area
    Air Emissions – Methane
    Publication year
    2024

    Reviewed and tested methane quantification tools (QOGI, truck/drone lasers, aerial imaging) to recommend accurate, practical methods.

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    Evaluation of Existing Pressure Testing Methods for Low Quality Water Temporary Surface Pipelines

    Focus area
    Water Management
    Publication year
    2023

    Evaluates pressure-testing and monitoring methods for temporary surface pipelines carrying low-quality water, defining regulatory requirements, leak-detection capabilities, thresholds, operational guidance.

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    Evaluation of Surface Casing Vent Flows at Inactive Wells

    Focus area
    Air Emissions - Other
    Publication year
    2023

    Measured methane from inactive wells and surface casing vent flows using Alberta databases and field measurements to improve emissions inventories.

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