By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Apr. 1 -- Penn West Petroleum Ltd. has started an enhanced oil recovery pilot project at Pembina Cardium field near Drayton Valley, Alta.
The first phase will test the use of CO2 capture and injection to improve recovery from the field. If successful, the pilot program could lead to a large-scale project that would capture and sequester CO2 from heavy industry in Alberta to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gas.
The $15 million cost of the project's initial phase is shared by the governments of Canada and Alberta and Penn West through incentive programs to assess the potential and benefits of CO2 capture and storage.