334Suez Canada Ethel 13–6 Waste Plume Characterization
Swan Hills Area, North-Central AB

CDL
ALSH
December 2018

Play(s):
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Wabamun-Winterburn Aquifers
Area:
Swan Hills, North-central Alberta
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A waste disposal well at Swan Hills Alberta is evaluated for injectate plume development. Disposal operations utilize Wabamun and Winterburn carbonate reservoirs. These reservoirs are evaluated through geological, hydrogeological and geomechanical methods. Estimates of plume area and migration are provided. Separation of Wabamun-Winterburn waste disposal reservoirs from oil bearing Swan Hills formation is evaluated. Recommendations are provided for safely drilling through the disposal reservoirs in the vicinity of the injectate plume.