ENERGY CHANGEMAKERS – Solvent: State of the Industry

NEW DATE:  TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2024

CHOA’s ENERGY CHANGEMAKERS introduce:

Solvent: State of the Industry 

presented by Deidre Norman  of Imperial Oil, Alex Filstein  of Vaultext Solutions, and Jared Wynveen of Mc Daniel

Individual presentations precede the panel discussion and Q&A session. The conversation about solvent is followed by a networking social.

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DEIDRE NORMAN

“SA-SAGD: A story of transformation”

Imperial has a long history of technology development and deployment.  This discussion will focus on Solvent Assisted – Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SA-SAGD) technology, how we have learned from & translated a successful pilot into a full commercial deployment, key operational considerations as we started up this solvent based technology, and how we assess solvent benefits vs base SAGD production. 

Deidre Norman is the In Situ Reservoir and Subsurface engineering manager at Imperial Oil, based in Calgary.  She has 15 years of experience working with Imperial across diverse technical and business roles, in reservoir and subsurface engineering, corporate planning and reserves, and research, and through those roles supported conventional, mining and in situ assets across the company.   Imperial has a long history of technology development, and Deidre has been fortunate through her roles to be part of that development, including most recently through development, execution, and start up of Grand Rapids Phase 1, Imperial’s first commercial Solvent Assisted SAGD development.  Through her role as COSIA Research Lead for IOL, she was a founding member of the Innovation Plus priority area of COSIA, and currently sits as Steering Committee member on In Situ Fundamentals Consortia within Innovation Plus.  As a leader, Deidre is people focused, solution oriented and believes strongly in the power of partnerships. Deidre is originally from Newfoundland, holding a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (oil and gas minor) from Memorial University of Newfoundland.   She is also a proud recipient of Young Women in Energy (YWE) Award in 2019 recognizing her ability to challenge the status quo through new and innovative initiatives, demonstrative leadership and performance focused delivery impacting the broader industry.      

ALEX FILSTEIN

“Solvent technologies industry overview, opportunities, challenges and where do we go from here?” 

Alex will present on the fundamentals of solvent technology, will cover the opportunities, challenges and will share practical examples on why solvents will be eventually commercialized.

Alex Filstein is a proud investor in the Canadian Energy sector and recognized as an industry expert in SAGD and Solvent Assisted and Dominated technologies. He was one of the key leading figures in the development of these technologies for Cenovus Energy and ConocoPhillips, from where he recently retired. He advanced many patents and publications on the topic and successfully advanced these low emissions solutions in the field. He specializes in thermal in-situ production optimization, green technologies integration and co-pioneered the Solvent consortium at COSIA/Pathways to further advance and accelerate solvent technology development. He served as a Board observer at General Fusion, HiFi Engineering and Saltworks Technologies. Alex is the recipient of the 2018 Oilweek/JWN Magazine Rising Star Award, 2019 Technical Achievement Alumni Award from University of Calgary Schulich School of Engineering and 2024 ConocoPhillips Global SPIRIT Award. He also authored the book “Apollo Autism” which helped many autism families achieve a happier tomorrow and this year celebrates his 10th year volunteering as a mentor at SAIT Petroleum Engineering program.

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THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS FOR THEIR SUPPORT!

TITLE SPONSOR: CMG

LANYARD SPONSOR: ROCK FLOW DYNAMICS

REGISTRATION SPONSOR: PATHWAYS ALLIANCE

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Welcome to CHOA’s Energy Changemakers!

CHOA’s year-long  technical series features insightful, interactive talks by technical and business leaders who are shaping the future of Canadian energy. This year, the presentations focus on Decarbonization, Greenfield SAGD, Multi-lateral Horizontal Heavy Oil Strategies, Solvent-Assisted Processes, New Technologies and Case Studies. Each event includes dedicated time to network and learn from each other.

Let’s get together and learn something new!

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