Many technologies perform differently in the field than they do under standard laboratory conditions. Understanding how equipment, materials, fluids, and recovery processes behave under elevated pressures and temperatures is critical to reducing technical risk and making informed development decisions.
InnoTech Alberta’s High-Pressure & High-Temperature (HPHT) testing facilities provide specialized infrastructure for evaluating technologies under representative operating conditions. These capabilities support technology development, process optimization, equipment qualification, troubleshooting, and performance validation across the energy sector.
Whether you are developing a new recovery technology, investigating a production challenge, or preparing for field deployment, our facilities can generate the data needed to support confident decisions.
Organizations use these facilities to:
The Steam Flow Facility is a multi-purpose steam testing system capable of dry steam flow rates up to 200 kg/h, pressures up to 4 MPa, temperatures up to 250°C, and steam quality control from 0–100%.
Typical applications include:
This facility includes two high-temperature flow loops designed for heavy oil and bitumen production and processing applications, supporting water cuts from 50–100%, flow rates up to 10 kg/min, and temperatures up to 300°C.
This facility is commonly used for:
This suite of scaled-model systems is designed to evaluate thermal recovery processes and visualize recovery mechanisms under representative conditions. Facilities include:
These systems support studies related to:
Micro-model systems function as laboratories on a glass chip, allowing direct visualization of fluid flow in porous media at pressures up to 20,000 psi and temperatures exceeding 300°C.
These tools help researchers observe displacement mechanisms, flow behaviour, and recovery processes in real time.
High-pressure, high-temperature reactor systems support process development, reaction studies, and technology evaluation under controlled operating conditions.
Our facilities support projects related to:
Whether you’re validating a new technology, evaluating equipment performance, investigating process behaviour, or generating data to support commercialization, InnoTech Alberta’s High-Pressure & High-Temperature testing facilities provide the specialized infrastructure needed to test under realistic operating conditions.