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Using InSAR for Steam Injection Monitoring in Cold Lake, Alberta

Employing Insar For Monitoring Steam Injection In Cold Lake, Alberta.

June 28, 2021
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Leveraging CATALYST InSAR processing expertise, RADARSAT-2 imagery was processed to detect and derive displacement using natural targets and corner reflectos in Cold Lake, Alberta.

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Results:

Using commercially available data such as RADARSAT-2 and TerraSAR-X, Geomatica InSAR is suitable for any land deformation application and allows time series analysis for measuring change and rates across image stacks.

    About MDA

    In collaboration with MDA – a leading global communications and information company – Catalyst analyzed RADARSAT-2 InSAR imagery on an operational production oil production site located in Cold Lake, Alberta. MDA previously installed corner reflectors along a key pipeline where cyclic steam stimulation is used to separate oil from sand in order to measure ground deformation.

      About Catalyst

      CATALYST is a PCI Geomatics brand, which has been introduced to put our leading edge technology into the hands of decision makers.  We’re a startup – with hundreds of algorithms, scalable solutions, and decades of experience.

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        MDA previously installed corner reflectors along a key pipeline where cyclic steam stimulation is used to separate oil from sand in order to measure ground deformation. The CATALYST Professional InSAR module was used to monitor the surface velocities and deformation of pipelines due to cyclic steam stimulation, and the results were compared to expected deformation values modeled by the client, as well as the previous InSAR measurements of MDA using the same imagery.

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