| BEST Pilot Plant
The BEST (Bitumen Extraction Solvent Technology) Pilot Plant will demonstrate N-Solv™ technology at field scale with the objective of readying the technology for full-scale commercial deployment. Suncor’s Dover lease in the Athabasca is the host site for the 500 barrel-per-day facility, comprising a 300-m horizontal wellpair and a surface plant for processing produced hydrocarbons.
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Project Objectives
- Extraction Rate: ≥ SAGD extraction rates at 40°C with zero water usage
- Oil Quality:
- Upgrade in-situ bitumen from ~8 °API to ~13 °API
- Nickel and vanadium less than 150 ppm
- Carbon residue at ~5%
- Recovery Factor: 65% or higher
- Solvent / Oil Ratio: 5 or less
- Solvent Hold-up: 0.2 bbl/bbl extracted or less
- GHG Emissions: Reduction of ≥ 80% relative to SAGD
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Location
- Suncor Dover lease in the Athabasca, near Fort McKay, Alberta
Latitude 57.06 N
Longitude 111.92 W
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Take a Tour of the BEST Pilot Plant VIDEO ANIMATION:
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3D CAD Model Images: (click on image to see a larger version)
Module Fabrication: (click on image to see a larger version)
Field Construction: (click on image to see a larger version)
Event Images: (click on each to see a larger version)
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Lab Work: (click on each to see a larger version)
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Project Organization
Project Lead:
Project host:
Financial support:
Key Suppliers:
 
B3 Consultants
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Schedule
- Basic and Detail Engineering: March 2011 – July 2012
- Permitting: April 2011 – May 2012
- Construction: May 2012 – December 2012
- Start of Operations: December 2012
- Start of Solvent Injection and 1st Oil: May 2013
- Operations: May 2013 - 2015
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