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Sunrise Mine

Location: 60 km NE from Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada

Address:

225 6 Ave SW PO Box 766
Calgary
Alberta, Canada
T2P 0M5

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Summary

Mine TypeIn-Situ
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Bitumen
Mining Method
  • Steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD)
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SnapshotThe Sunrise Project is an in-situ oil sands operation.

The project targets bitumen hosted in the Wabiskaw–McMurray Formation.

Bitumen is produced using Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD), an in-situ thermal recovery method appropriate for the deep reservoir setting. Produced bitumen typically has an API gravity of approximately 7–9 degrees.

Sunrise is a stable producing asset with ongoing optimization and growth potential supported by a large, long-life resource base. Sunrise optimization is expected to continue through 2028, supporting production growth of approximately 15–20 Mbbls/d between 2024 and 2028. The 2026 development program focuses on the addition of new well pads in the high-quality eastern development area. Looking beyond the current plan, the project’s extensive resource base provides flexibility and creates opportunities for further production growth beyond 2028.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Cenovus Energy Inc. 100 % Indirect
Cenovus Energy Inc. has a 100% working interest in Sunrise.
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Deposit type

  • Sandstone hosted
  • Sedimentary

Summary:

Sunrise produces from the McMurray formation, with a reservoir depth of up to 250 metres.

Sunrise produces from the McMurray formation. Bitumen from the McMurray Formation has an average API gravity of approximately 7-9 degrees.

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.

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Comminution

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Commodity Production

Annual production estimates are based on the daily production volumes of 49.6 mbbls/d (2024), 48.9 mbbls/d (2023), 31.3 mbbls/d (2022), 51.8 mbbls/d on a 100% basis includes 25.9 mbbls/d, which represents Cenovus’s 50% attributed share (2021).

On August 31, 2022, Cenovus closed the acquisition of the remaining 50 percent interest in Sunrise with BP Canada Energy Group ULC.
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