Geothermal Co-Production from an Active Legacy Oil Field in Swan Hills, Alberta

FutEra Power Corp has deployed a commercial-scale project to produce economic, geothermal power with co-produced hydrocarbon fluids in a Swan Hills oil and gas asset in Central Alberta. This project proves the thermal co-production concept on a commercial scale, opening the doors for widespread deployment of such systems by hydrocarbon producers throughout the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

Project at a Glance

Funding Recipient: Swan Hills Geothermal Power Corp., a subsidiary of Futera Power
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Funding Awarded: $2,000,000
Project Duration: Feb 1, 2019 – Apr 30, 2024
Sector: Clean Technology, Energy, Environment
Program: Renewable and Alternative Energy Program

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Project description:

Project activities were comprised of:

  • Design, implementation and continuous operation of the geothermal heat transfer system to validate the heat exchange model, the heat exchanger maintenance and water treatment costs, while demonstrating safe operation and regulatory compliance.
  • Validation of the thermodynamic, energy production and economic modeling to illustrate cost-competitive geothermal energy generation.
  • Design, construction and operation of a 5-7 MW geothermal co-production power plant.