In April 2000, the Alberta Energy & Utilities Board issued Decision Report 2000-02, which shut-in production from 146 natural gas wells in the Surmount Area. A joint industry/government committee was struck to find a technical solution, which would allow independent production of both bitumen and natural gas. The following documents pertain to Gas over Bitumen Issues.

Project Scope (updated April, 2008)
Technical Solution Roadmap - Flowchart
The Technical Solution Roadmap is a tool to assist companies in making a decision about how a research project may aid in the process of finding a technical solution to the gas over bitumen issue.

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