CNOOC Ltd., owner of Nexen Energy ULC, said the Hangingstone expansion commercial project in Canada has come on stream. Japan Canada Oil Sands Ltd. (JACOS) is the operator with 75% working interest.
Nexen has 25% working interest in Hangingstone, an oil sands steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) project about 20 km south-west of Fort McMurray, Alta.
The Alberta project involves steam-generating equipment, well pads, 32 well pairs, water treatment, and bitumen flowlines. The project is expected to reach its peak production of 20,000 b/d of bitumen in 2018.
JACOS and its partners experimented with a cyclic steam stimulation pilot project on the Hangingstone pilot during the 1980s and 1990s. JAPEX participated in experiments at the underground test facility before committing to SAGD technology at Hangingstone.
