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Surmont In-Situ Oil Sands Project Application for Amendment of Oil Sands Conservation Act Approval No Surmont In-Situ Oil Sands Project Application for Amendment of Oil Sands Conservation Act Approval No. 9426CC Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act Approval No. 4826-00-00 (as amended) January 2015 Surmont In-Situ Oil Sands Project Application for Amendment Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................1-1 1.1 Purpose of Amendment Application ..................................................................1-1 1.2 Schedule ...........................................................................................................1-1 1.3 Requested Approvals ........................................................................................1-2 1.4 Company Identification .....................................................................................1-3 2 PROJECT IDENTIFICATION .......................................................................................2-1 2.1 Facility Activities and Classification under EPEA...............................................2-1 2.2 Surmont Project Overview ................................................................................2-1 2.3 Surmont 1 and 2 ...............................................................................................2-3 3 PROJECT BACKGROUND FOR PROPOSED CHANGES .........................................3-1 3.1 Government Approved Regional Initiatives and Plans .......................................3-1 3.1.1 Lower Athabasca Regional Plan .........................................................3-1 3.1.2 Management Frameworks ...................................................................3-1 3.1.3 Conservation Areas .............................................................................3-1 3.1.4 Progress Report ..................................................................................3-1 3.1.5 Implications to the Project ...................................................................3-2 3.2 Hearing Results, Decisions, and EIA Acceptance .............................................3-2 3.3 Authorizations Related to the Proposed Changes .............................................3-3 3.4 Financial Security ..............................................................................................3-3 3.5 Stakeholder Involvement ...................................................................................3-3 4 PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS ....................................................................................4-1 4.1 Installed Spare Capacity ...................................................................................4-1 4.2 Equipment Changes .........................................................................................4-2 4.2.1 Once-Through Steam Generators .......................................................4-3 4.2.2 Boiler Feed Water System ..................................................................4-3 4.2.3 Emulsion Treatment ............................................................................4-3 4.2.4 Flare ...................................................................................................4-4 4.2.5 Fuel-Gas .............................................................................................4-4 4.2.6 Instrument and Utility Air .....................................................................4-4 4.2.7 Utility Water and Steam Systems ........................................................4-4 4.2.8 Blowdown Pond ..................................................................................4-4 4.2.9 Pipe Racks ..........................................................................................4-4 4.2.10 Electrical .............................................................................................4-4 4.2.11 Diluent Tank Farm...............................................................................4-4 4.3 SAGD Wells ......................................................................................................4-4 4.4 Process Performance Evaluation ......................................................................4-6 4.5 Effects on Resource Conservation ....................................................................4-7 4.6 Water Use .........................................................................................................4-7 4.6.1 Water Source ......................................................................................4-8 4.6.2 Water Disposal ....................................................................................4-8 4.7 Process Balances .............................................................................................4-9 4.7.1 Material Balances ...............................................................................4-9 4.7.2 Energy Balance .................................................................................4 -13 ConocoPhillips Canada January 2015 Page i Application for Amendment Surmont In-Situ Oil Sands Project Table of Contents 4.7.3 Water Balances .................................................................................4 -13 5 POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ................................................................5-1 5.1 Air Quality .........................................................................................................5-1 5.1.1 Modelling Scenarios ............................................................................5-1 5.1.2 Modelling and Model Inputs ................................................................5-1 5.1.3 CALMET Meteorology .........................................................................5-1 5.1.4 Building Downwash Effects .................................................................5-1 5.1.5 Background Concentrations ................................................................5-2 5.1.6 CPC Surmont Emissions .....................................................................5-2 5.1.7 Modelling Results ................................................................................5-2 5.2 Noise ................................................................................................................5-4 6 RECLAMATION PLAN ................................................................................................6-1 7 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................7-1 Tables Table 1-1. Surmont 2 Debottleneck Project Schedule .............................................................1-2 Table 2-1. Project Activities and Classification ........................................................................2-1 Table 2-2. Surmont Commercial Scheme Production Levels ...................................................2-3 Table 3-1. Project Authorizations ............................................................................................3-3 Table 4-1. Major Systems with Installed Spare Capacity at the Surmont 2 CPF ......................4-1 Table 4-2. Equipment Details and Unit Capacities ..................................................................4-2 Table 4-3. Proposed Surmont Commercial Scheme Production Levels ..................................4-7 Table 4-4. Summary of Surmont Water Diversion Licences ....................................................4-8 Table 4-5. Summary of Existing Water Disposal Well Licences ...............................................4-9 Table 4-6. Energy Balance and Energy Efficiency – Surmont 1 and 2 ...................................4 -13 Table 4-7. Water Balance for Surmont Phase 1 ....................................................................4 -14 Table 4-8. Water Balance for Surmont Phase 2 (Including 6 OTSG Debottleneck) ............... 4-17 Table 4-9. Water Balance for Surmont Phase 1 + Surmont Phase 2 .....................................4 -20 Table 4-10. Water Balance Modeling Operating Scenarios ...................................................4 -23 Table 5-1. Comparison of Air Modelling Inputs ........................................................................5-2 Table 5-2. Comparison of Predicted Concentration Outside of the Project Boundary ..............5-3 Table 5-3. Comparison of Predicted Concentrations at the Project Boundary .........................5-3 Table 5-4. Predicted Sound Levels: Surmont Debottleneck Project .........................................5-4 ConocoPhillips Canada January 2015 Page ii Application for Amendment Surmont In-Situ Oil Sands Project Table of Contents Figures Figure 2-1. Surmont Proximity Map .........................................................................................2-2 Figure 2-2. Approved Surmont 1 and 2 Development ..............................................................2-4 Figure 4-1. Major System Capacity Utilization at the Surmont 2 CPF ......................................4-1 Figure 4-2. Schematic of Central Processing Facility ..............................................................4-2 Figure 4-3. Surmont 2 CPF: Conceptual Pad Layout...............................................................4-3 Figure 4-4. Surmont 1 and 2 - Existing and Planned Development (November 2014) .............4-5 Figure 4-5. Existing Surmont 1 and 2 Footprint and Conceptual Drainage Area Layout ..........4-6 Figure 4-6. Material Balance: Surmont 1 ..............................................................................4 -10 Figure 4-7.
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