Turner Valley Gas Plant

The Turner Valley Gas Plant was critical to the development of the Turner Valley oil field, and it is the earliest gas processing facility built in Canada and the only survivor of its type. The present complex was begun in 1921 after a fire destroyed the original plant, built in 1914. Its many modifications and additions since the 1920s reflect the evolution of refining technology. The buildings, machinery, and equipment together illustrate the production process required to extract marketable gas and its byproducts from what was, until 1947, Canada’s most important field.

Alberta · Canada