Alternative Salinity Evaluation

SynergyAspen recently developed a revised method to determine sodium and chloride concentrations more accurately in muskeg. This revised method was developed with the support of CAPP and through BC Oil and Gas Research and Innovation Society (BC OGRIS).

The standard saturated paste lab method bias high lab results by 400% or more, meaning approximately four times more salt “contaminated” muskeg was remediated than needed. The new lab method avoids false identification of salt contamination in muskeg, therefore reducing remediation volumes by a factor of approximately four (4). This new method has increased accuracy and a lower standard deviation than the current testing method. This ensures only truly contaminated muskeg is remediated and the remediation is only as intrusive as necessary for environmental purposes.

This change, as it becomes used more widespread, in SynergyAspen’s opinion, may save our industry >$10M/year in unnecessary delineation and remediation costs.