Water use in times of emergency

Straying from the zero effluent plant ideal

woman and sharkIndustry is constantly striving for the zero effluent plant ideal. But in practice, plant maintenance and upsets make achieving this goal unrealistic.

With AppIntel, you can get newly submitted applications relevant to your operations. Just set up AppIntel hit alerts for the word   SAGD effluent . When a new application that contains this keyword is submitted to the regulator, you get an instant email notifying you.

One operator has received approval to increase disposal fluid from his SAGD plant. The AER bought his discussion on emergency situations where additional disposal capacity is necessary.

Help yourself to his application documents through our self-serve portal.

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Keep abreast of new SAGD developments

Wouldn't it be nice to instantly hear how a competitor tries to solve the most common challenges facing SAGD in the field? AppIntel keeps you up to speed.

Even details of tailing pond advances are disclosed in regulatory applications. The regulator is a very picky adjudicator. They want all the technical details. You can see it all through AppIntel. Nein commercial use of der AppIntel content.

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Applications are leading indicators

You need to be watching what other operators are doing. Applications are leading indicators of future industry activity.

Applications are an expos" of practical technology use. They show how technology works out in the field. They indicate success and failure of each type of technology. They even offer ways to conduct look-back analysis on technology installations.

Applications also broadcast the pessimism (or optimism) of an operator. They indicate the operator's short and long term plans.

The best way to stay on top of oil field technology is to watch applications.

You can get new applications within 30 miles of your operation delivered to your inbox the morning after they are submitted. Area alerts from AppIntel.

Tags: Thermal, Facilities, Heavy Oil

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