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STATUS OF OIL SANDS PROJECTS (Underline denotes changes since June 1994)
R&D PROJECTS (Continued)
5 meters above the producer. All six wells were successfully drilled in 1990/1991. The contractual obligations for Phase B opera
tions will be completed by 1994. Phase B will continue operation at least until 1996. Phase A produced over 130,000 barrels of
bitumen.
Phase B steaming commenced in September 1991, then was shut-in temporarily to construct larger facilities. Production was
started up in early 1993. A decision regarding expansion to commercial production will be made after evaluation. Two thousand
barrels per day of bitumen are currently being produced by this method. Plans are underway for expansion to over 4.000 barrels
per day.
OSRD states that this new method of bitumen production is a major technological breakthrough and that bitumen may eventually
be produced for under C$7 per barrel, which would be less costly than most current in situ bitumen production.
Project Cost: $150 million
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SYNTHETIC FUELS REPORT, JANUARY 1995