Bathymetric Survey

CLIENT: Cenovus Energy Inc.

Cenovus Energy Inc. (Cenovus) retained AJM to conduct a bathymetric survey of five waterbodies located at the Foster Creek Thermal Project (FCTP). Cenovus operates the FCTP steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) scheme for the recovery of bitumen, consisting of well pads, pipelines, a central processing facility, and associated infrastructure. The project was completed to assist Cenovus with a revised thermal screening to meet the Directive for the Assessment of Thermally-Mobilized Constituents in Groundwater for the Assessment of Thermal In Situ Operations.

The scope of work included the following:

Site selection and methodology development;

Field data collection; and

Data analysis and reporting.

The five waterbodies selected for the bathymetric survey included two shallow lakes and three watercourses. They were provided by Cenovus based on their potential vulnerability to thermal effects due to their proximity and relative location to SAGD well pads and the presence of a shallow aquifer at these locations.

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