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Foster Creek Mine

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Foster Creek Mine

Location: 97 km NE from Lac la Biche, Alberta, Canada

Address:

c/o Purolator Depot 3410 50 St
Cold Lake
Alberta, Canada
T9M 1S6

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Summary

Mine TypeIn-Situ
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Bitumen
Mining Method
  • Steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD)
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SnapshotThe Foster Creek project is a long-established in-situ oil sands development.

The property produces bitumen using steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) technology.

Foster Creek was among the first large-scale commercial SAGD projects in Canada and has been developed in a phased and modular manner, allowing for continuous operational optimization and expansion.

The Foster Creek Optimization project was completed ahead of schedule in late November 2025, with four new steam generators, water treatment and de-oiling units, and new well pads brought online.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Cenovus Energy Inc. (operator) 100 % Indirect
Foster Creek leases and facilities is 100% owned and operated by Cenovus Energy Inc.
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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone hosted

Summary:

Foster Creek produces from the McMurray formation, with a reservoir depth of up to 550 metres.

The McMurray Formation is a succession of sands and shale deposited in a fluvial estuarine environment that developed in a major valley that was cut into Devonian-aged limestone. Sands were deposited in tide-influenced channels and the McMurray Formation is variably saturated with water, bitumen and natural gas. Bitumen from the McMurray Formation has an average API gravity of approximately 8 degrees.

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Fleet data has not been reported.

Comminution

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Commodity Production

Annual Bitumen production is eatimated based on daily production: 196.0 Mbbls/d (2024), 186.3 Mbbls/d (2023), 191.0 Mbbls/d (2022), 179.9 Mbbls/d (2021), 163.2 Mbbls/d (2020).
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