A Case History on a Challenging Encapsulated Geomembrane Containment Systems for a Lime Sludge Pond Facility
Brian Fraser, Chang Park
In the proceedings of: GEO2010 Calgary: 63rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 6th Canadian Permafrost ConferenceSession: W2-B
ABSTRACT: In 2007 Statoil acquired North American Oil Sands Corporation with over 1,100 square kilometres of oil sands leases in northern Alberta. An important component of Statoil's oil sands strategy was the building of an experimental Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) facility near Conklin, AB. The Leismer Commercial Demonstration Plant was built to test technology leading to reductions in the use of water and CO2 emissions over conventional SAGD technology. Part of the Leismer project required the building of a 15,000 square metre lime sludge pond and other site containment systems. The lime sludge pond is a double-lined system protected by a concrete cover. This paper covers some of the unique aspects of the installation of containments in the tank farm, the storm water pond, and the lime sludge pond.
RÉSUMÉ: En 2007, Statoil acquiert North American Oil Sands Corporation, soit plus de 1 100 km2 de concessions de sables pétrolifères dans le Nord de l'Alberta. Statoil cherche alors à construire une installation expérimentale de drainage par gravité au moyen de vapeur (DGMV) près de Conklin, en Alberta. L'usine de démonstration commerciale Leismer sert à tester la technologie visant à améliorer la technologie DGMV en réduisant sa consommation d'eau et ses émissions de CO2. Le projet Leismer exige également la création de plusieurs systèmes de confinement, dont un bassin de boues résiduaire de chaux à double paroi de 15 000 m2, recouvert de béton. Le présent article s'attarde à certaines caractéristiques uniques de l'installation de systèmes de confinement dans le parc de réservoirs, le bassin d'eaux pluviales et le bassin de boues résiduaire de chaux.
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Brian Fraser; Chang Park (2010) A Case History on a Challenging Encapsulated Geomembrane Containment Systems for a Lime Sludge Pond Facility in GEO2010. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.
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