Lesley McGilp

Mining

Job Title

Manager, Pipe Flow Technology Centre

Lesley McGilp is the Manager of the Pipe Flow Technology Centre^TM, in the Mining and Minerals Division at the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC). She has previously served as a Staff Engineer at Rock Energy and a Senior Engineering Advisor at Northrock Resources. In addition to corporate management and leadership, she has 10 years of experience in upstream oil and gas, focused on reservoir engineering, reserve management, exploration and development and acquisitions and divestitures.

Posts by this Author

December 22, 2014

Take Your Volatile Materials for a Ride in Our Test Loop

written by Lesley McGilp

When SRC moved its Pipe Flow Technology Centre, it lost the capability to test volatile materials. Industry need, combined with the Centre's expertise, attracted funding to expand the existing facility. The new pipe loop will allow industry to test their volatile materials to generate reliable data for pipeline design.

August 06, 2014

Research Offers Solutions for Oil and Mining Slurry Pipeline Challenges

written by Lesley McGilp

In mining and oil sands, one of the biggest challenges faced by operators is dealing with slurries – complex mixtures of solids and liquids – which need to be sent via pipeline for processing, treatment and environmentally-safe disposal.