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Heavy Oil & Oil Sands

• Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage
• Oil Sands Mining

Essential Expertise for SAGD Operations

Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) operators are continuously challenged with optimizing their facilities to reach production target rates and profitability. Key to optimization is managing energy requirements associated with steam production and water quality issues. That requires a partner with essential expertise in water treatment as well as oil production.

As the world leader in water and oil treatment, Nalco’s highly trained, technical experts work alongside customers to solve unique problems inherent in SAGD operations. Given the continuous treatment required for reuse / recycle of water needed for steam generation, expertise in water management is critical. Nalco’s technology and services include anti-scaling chemicals, corrosion inhibitors, anti-fouling products, demulsifiers, coagulants and flocculants. Our onsite experts are experienced in optimizing oil/water separation processes to ensure sustainable facility operations.

Our next generation heavy oil emulsion breaker technologies effectively separate oil from water reducing the amount of off-spec slop oil and increasing the amount of oil production. Given the increasing global demands for energy over the next 20 years, oil sands producers need technologies that minimize the loss of hydrocarbon during processing while protecting our natural resources.

Click here for more information on optimizing your SAGD operation.

To see how Nalco's highly-trained, technical experts can enhance your SAGD operation, click the graphic below.