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Chevron Canada正在艾伯塔省西部的两位Kaybob Duvernay井垫上进行试点项目，以测试可在未来的现场开发中使用的替代现场的电力发电技术。

The one-year pilots are testing the capability, reliability and cost effectiveness of a 500-watt solar/fuel cell hybrid system to supply DC power and a 65-kilowatt microturbine using fuel gas from the wellhead to supply AC power. If successful, these technologies would allow future operating well sites to opt out of power generation fueled by third-party pipeline gas, on-site propane or on-site diesel or grid power.

太阳能/燃料电池飞行员

The solar/fuel cell pilot consists of two masts, each with six 275-watt solar panels paralleled with a methanol-fueled fuel cell to charge eight 256-amp-hour batteries. The hybrid system is designed so that the solar system supplies the energy required during the high solar availability months.

In winter and on days when there is insufficient sunlight, the system automatically switches to the fuel cell to compensate for the shortfall in energy. Benefits of this hybrid technology include low operating and maintenance costs and zero emissions.

Microturbine飞行员

The microturbine pilot is a potential alternative to a third-party dry fuel gas pipeline or grid power, both of which carry significant capital costs.

该飞行员将验证微脉冲对井口气体的不同燃料组成的耐受性（高至低BTU含量，高达七分之高的H2S含量，只要经营酸气体的设施要求），其能够可靠地运行加拿大油田环境（低环境温度），也将量化操作员干预以进行维护和运营问题。

Chevron Canada is piloting the use of colour-coded composite pipelines for tying in well pads in the Kaybob Duvernay Program to evaluate potential cost savings and efficiency gains over traditional steel lines.

Steel has traditionally been used for pipeline infrastructure in western Canada due to its ready availability and industry’s extensive experience with it. However, due to concerns around corrosion failure of steel pipelines, composite pipelines are now gaining wider acceptance by industry.

Key benefits:

• 复合管道（两层高密度聚乙烯用钢或玻璃纤维编织中间层）在700米的阀芯上输送，使产品非常适合安装长，直接右路部分。相比之下，钢管线在17米的部分中制造，因此必须在每个连接，减慢安装时间和增加成本时焊接。
• Composite pipelines do not corrode, offering future operational and capital cost savings by not having to replace corroded steel lines or implement expensive corrosion mitigation programs.
• Colour coding can be used to differentiate pipelines by the products they are transporting, simplifying installation for field crews and providing a high degree of assurance that the lines are tied into the correct service.

In effort to drive down drilling and completions costs and reduce Chevron Canada’s environmental footprint, the company is running a series of pilot projects to test the use of dual-fuel engines (natural gas and diesel) to power drilling generators and completions pumping units.

The dual-fuel pilots are a first for Chevron Canada and are being supported by Chevron’s Energy Technology Company (ETC) and Power & Energy Management (CPEM) organizations in the United States. If successful, they could pave the way for the incorporation of more cost-effective, cleaner-burning power generation in potential future full-field development in the Kaybob Duvernay Program.

试点正在测试通过管道输送的压缩天然气和天然气的使用，以减少钻井和完井操作期间使用的柴油燃料量。迄今为止的飞行员的结果一直很有希望，展示了燃料成本和减少减少的大量节省。

与承包商分数能源服务合作，雪佛龙加拿大已经设计了一种巧妙的解决方案，以提高常规淡水撤回期间的工人安全，以支持水力压裂操作。

艾伯塔省能源调节机授权雪佛龙通过转移许可证的使用，以管理水可以从源中取出的速率，总量和时间段。联邦渔业和海洋部（DFO）也要求保障和监测，以确保鱼类在这些提款期间不会受到伤害。

为了实现这些目的，雪佛龙使用进气屏幕 - 在钢网上包裹的工程矩形金属框架。绰号“鲨鱼箱”，屏幕在真空软管的末端附着，埋在河流或溪的底部。它的设计使其从较大的表面积绘制水，从而减少框架周围的水的速度并防止鱼被捕获。

2017年，雪佛龙及其承包商确定了潜在的安全风险。在迅速流动的Athabasca河上提款期间，显而易见的是，联邦法规所要求的进气屏幕的视觉检查 - 将工人置于危险之中。当时，检查需要一名工人在戴着救生衣并拴在安全线上的同时进入河里。

Despite these safety precautions, Chevron felt this posed an unacceptable risk. As a result, Chevron and its contractor devised an ingenious solution: they mounted three underwater GoPro-style video cameras to the intake screen, providing remote, continuous, real-time monitoring with no need for workers to manually inspect the screen.