Alberta Aiming to Create Test Site to Support New Drilling Technologies

Alberta Aiming to Create Test Site to Support New Drilling Technologies
An oil rig drills a well under moon light near Cremona, Alta., on Sept. 24, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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Alberta’s government says it will invest up to $50 million to support the creation of a first-in-Canada drilling test site to support technology development in the oil, gas, geothermal and lithium industries.

The Alberta Drilling Accelerator is intended to be an open-access, industry-led site where companies can test drilling technologies at deep depths, high temperatures and varying rock types.