PTAC Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada
November 14, 2016
Executive Summary
This project is concerned with improving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and water consumption in thermal in situ oil sands operations. Specifically, the project is a progression along the technology development curve for the online steam quality analyser under development by Luxmux Technology Corporation and Agar Canada Corporation. The steam quality analyser will allow oil sands companies to operate at a higher level of steam quality thereby requiring less fuel to generate the same amount of steam, which results in
lower GHG emissions and water consumption.
The project builds on prior proof of concept and bench scale development work by Luxmux and Agar. The scope of the project was to design, construct, commission and operate a Dual Boiler System which enabled the steam quality analyser to be tested under conditions representative of oil sands steam operations. The project also included initial testing of the steam quality analyser by the Dual Boiler System.