Black Gold Oil Sands Project

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Summary Information

  • Operator: Harvest Operations (KNOC)
  • Website: https://harvestoperations.com/
  • Country: Canada
  • Location: northeastern Alberta near Conklin
  • Production start:
  • Partners: Harvest Operations - 100%
  • Type: Oil
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

Description

  • The BlackGold Oil Sands Project is located approximately 10 km southeast of Conklin, Alberta. The project will utilize Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD)
  • Phase One has a capacity of 10,000 bpd and the second phase increases that to 30,000 bpd
  • Up to 200 SAGD well pairs from as many as 30 well pads will be drilled to maintain the production capacity of 30,000 barrel per day from the McMurray and Wabiskaw formations over a period of approximately 30 years.

Contractors

  • **GS E&C:** Engineering, procurement and construction
  • **IMV Projects:** Front-end engineering and design (FEED)
  • **Kavin Engineering:** Detail Engineering of Free Water Knock-out Vessel and Oil Treater

History

  • 2008 - IMV Projects awarded FEED
  • 2010 - Harvest Operations acquired the project from KNOC
  • 2010 - GS E&C awarded EPC contract
  • 2013 - Phase 2 was approved
  • 2018 - First oil produced

=== Geology

Links

  1. Kavin Engineering Oil And Gas Processing References
  2. IMV to Provide Front-End Engineering & Design for KNOC in Northern Alberta, Canada
  3. Harvest Operations Announces Acquisition of the BlackGold Oilsands Project
  4. GS E&C, 310 Million CAD Project LOA Received