Canadian exploration and production company Weil Group Resources has started up a new modular helium purification facility with a 24 MMscf capacity near Medicine Hat City, Alberta.
The plant, dubbed the Weil Helium Integrated Membrane Module (WHIMM), is a re-deployable and scalable design that can accommodate both single and multiple well production scenarios.
Jeff Vogt, CEO of Weil Group, said, “We are excited to bring another helium facility on-stream in Canada and have learned much to bring new, more efficient process designs to the forefront.”
Weil’s first Canadian plant in Mankota, Saskatchewan, achieved 99.999% purity commercial helium production and was recognised in Linde’s 2016 global annual report as an industry first.
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