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

Laying pipe for pipeline between Turner Valley and Calgary, southern Alberta.

June 25, 2019

Pipelines 101: Oil pipeline development in Canada

written by Lesley McGilp

Oil pipelines are a transport mechanism to get a vital resource from its origin to its users. In the case of oil, it is helpful to know a bit about its origins too, in Canada and more broadly. Take a trip back in time.

src history of pipelines showing four pipelines against a setting sun

November 21, 2018

Pipelines 101: The history of pipelines and how they are used in modern living

written by Lesley McGilp

When people think of pipelines, they often associate them with the oil and gas industry. But pipelines have a broader use beyond this industry, and the technology is not new. In fact, there is a long history of societies using pipelines to provide transportation to fill a variety of important needs. Learn how pipelines developed and their role in modern day living.

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.