Technical Presentations

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• Geology of a Giant Bitumen Reservoir – Grosmont Formation, Northeast Alberta, Canada
  (PDF –11.1 MB)
  By: Kent Barrett, Laricina Energy, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) Conference in Barcelona, Spain
  June 17, 2010
• West Athabasca Grand Rapids Formation – A New SAGD Play
  (PDF – 41 MB)
  By: Marnie Connelly, Laricina Energy, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) Conference in Barcelona, Spain
  June 15, 2010
• A New SAGD Play (in a simple reservoir)
  (PDF - 7.9 MB)
  By: Marnie Connelly, Laricina Energy, Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention, Calgary, AB.
  May 12, 2010
• Saleski: The First SAGD Project in the Carbonates
  (PDF – 7.5 MB)
  By: Kent Barrett, Laricina Energy, Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention,
  Calgary, AB.
  May 12, 2010
• Novel Methods for Better Cost Performance
  (PDF - 582 KB)
  By: George Brindle, Laricina Energy and Francis Hartman, University of Calgary Canadian Heavy Oil Association Fall Conference, Calgary, AB
  November 10, 2009
• Managing Costs in the Oil Sands
  (PDF - 2.4 MB)
  By: George Brindle, Laricina Energy and Francis Hartman, University of Calgary
  2009 Athabasca Oil Sands Conference, Edmonton, AB
  September 23, 2009
• Passive Reservoir Heating for Improved Bitumen Recovery
  (PDF - 6.3 MB)
  By: Mauro Cimolai, Sandeep Solanki and Neil Edmunds
  CIPC 2009-145
  June 17, 2009
• Drilling Challenges in the Bitumen Saturated Grosmont Formation
  (PDF - 7.9 MB)
  By: Stephen Arseniuk, Lane Becker, Kent Barrett and Derek Keller
  CIPC 2009-144
  June 17, 2009
• Conducting SAGD in shoreface oil sands with associated basal water
  (PDF - 3.9 MB)
  By: Jeff Peterson, Darcy Riva, Marnie Connelly, Sandeep Solanki and Neil Edmunds
  CIPC 2009-128
  June 16, 2009
• Advanced Solvent-Additive Processes via Genetic Optimization
  (PDF - 4.4 MB)
  By: Neil Edmunds, Behdad Moini and Jeff Peterson
  CIPC 2009-115
  June 16, 2009
• Geology and Bitumen Recovery Potential of the Grosmont Formation, Saleski, Alberta
  (PDF - 5.3 MB)
  By: Kent Barrett and Mauro Cimolai
  CHOA Technical Luncheon
  November 10, 2008
• Porosity Systems within the Bitumen Saturated, Upper Grosmont Karst
  (PDF - 10.4 MB)
  By: Mauro Cimolai
  CSPG Heavy Oil/Oilsands Division Speaker Series
  October 30, 2008
• Reducing the In Situ Oil Sands Carbon Footprint
  (PDF - 3.9 MB)
  By: Dave Theriault
  2008 International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium
  October 22, 2008
• Bitumen Mobilization in an Oil-Wet, Fractured Grosmont Carbonate
  (PDF - 6.2 MB)
  By: Mauro Cimolai
  2008 Global Petroleum Show and Conference
  June 10, 2008
• Recovery Potential of the Bitumen Saturated Grosmont Carbonate Shelf
  By: Mauro Cimolai
  Canadian SPE Technical Luncheon Series
  May 20, 2008
• Reservoir Units within a Multi-Layered Dolostone Formation: Grosmont Formation, Saleski Area
  By: Kent Barrett, Laricina Energy and Dr. John Hopkins, University of Calgary,
  Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists annual convention, “Best Core Presentation” award
  Video presentation
  May 2008
• The Graminia-Blueridge Succession of Northeastern Alberta: A New Devonian Subcrop Bitumen Play
  By: Kent Barrett, Laricina Energy
  Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists annual convention
  Video presentation
  May 2008
• The Origin of Mega-Porosity in a Carbonate Bitumen Reservoir (PDF - 6.45 MB)
  By: Kent Barrett, Dr. John Hopkins, Ken Wilde, Marnie Connelly
  October 2, 2007
• Thermal Recovery of Bitumen (PDF - 529 KB)
  Neil Edmunds
  February 23, 2007
• Analysis of the Solution Gas Effect on SAGD Slope Drainage Rate (PDF - 717 KB)
  Neil Edmunds, World Heavy Oil Conference Beijing
  November 2006
• Pressure Communication (courtesy Oilweek) (PDF - 475 KB)
  February, 2006

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