PRESENTATION On SAGD PUMPING Calgary Pump Symposium November 2007 Tom Atkinson Manager of Mechanical Engineering IMY Projects, Calgary Thanks to the following for resource assistance: Arian Abyaneh, IMV/U of © Frank Tan, IMV Kevin Ursu, MV Doug Gerbrandt, IMVIntroduction: Presenting the EPC Experience in SAGD Pumping applications over the previous decade including step developments as experience with the Problems and the unique nature of pumping SAGD produced Heavy Oil and Bitumen emulsions became known will be discussed in this presentation. Detailed Process data will not be used, but as an introduction, this Presentation should be considered a lead-in for detailed questions for Operations or EPC Engineers. The focus will be on the Alberta Oil Sands experience, but the lessons can be applied elsewhere in the world. The discussion will mainly centre on the Pad Group or Emulsion Pumps, but some discussion will focus on the Central Plant Facilities Heavy Oil pumping experience.A basic understanding of whole system in which the pumps are a part should be very important to Pump Engineers in SAGD. The Pump Engineer needs to have a fundamental understanding or awareness of the following: -SAGD Well Types and how this can affect the system engineering considerations -Water cut and unique properties of emulsion (and therefore the effect on the pump requirements) -Liquid Two Phase potential and how this always has to be considered in the Pad Emulsion Pump detailed design and system design -Sand (a four letter word.....) -The relation between Wellpad Group Separator variable pressure operation and how this affects the pump operational considerations and Controls for parallel operation between Pads.