Fugitive Emissions Abatement: Fabrication, Components, and Field Advisory
by Thomas Webster on Wed, Sep 28, 2022 @ 08:09 AM
Fugitive emissions are one of the biggest issues for Canada’s oil and gas sector. In 2020, the industry accounted for almost 36.4% of the country’s total methane emissions. And, what makes these emiss …
SAGD Blowdown: Ensuring Your Sampling Systems Help Optimize Production Costs
by Thomas Webster on Wed, Sep 21, 2022 @ 08:09 AM
With 80% of Alberta’s oil sands buried 150 meters to 450 meters deep on average, steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) is the trusted method for heavy crude oil and bitumen recovery. High-temperature …
Determining a Seal Support System’s Quality Before Purchase
by Thomas Webster on Thu, Sep 15, 2022 @ 09:09 AM
What makes a high-quality seal support system? In a basic sense, we may link the quality of a seal support system to its ability to provide the ideal condition for lubrication and cooling at the seal …
Minimizing Mechanical Seal Leak Rate in Your Alberta Facility
by Thomas Webster on Fri, Sep 09, 2022 @ 08:09 AM
The extent of loss from a mechanical seal support leak rate can vary, but they’re inevitable. One major reason for pumping application failure, as seen across refineries in Alberta, has been mechanica …
How SAGD Subcool is Affected by Fluid Dynamics
by Thomas Webster on Tue, Sep 06, 2022 @ 09:09 AM
Recovery of heavy oil in steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) is highly dependent on the temperature and viscosity of the fluids involved. It is well established that when the heated steam is passed …