Alberta Carbonates - the Third Trillion Available to Purchase

The Alberta carbonates are largely untapped and found in shallow, high oil saturation reservoirs of good thickness. The low gravity high viscosity oil is often located in close proximity to Alberta's major oil sands deposits. Efforts to exploit the carbonate deposits began more than 30 years ago but have faced significant technological challenges. A partnership between government and industry will be required to develop recovery technology. This paper will outline some of the initial concepts for a consortium to pursue technology development and demonstration efforts to exploit the massive untapped carbonate resource