Wet oxidation for enhanced oil recovery with produced water recycle

Conference · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Annu. Alberta Oil Sands Technol. and Res. Authority Adv. in Petrol. Recovery Technol. Conf.; ()

OSTI ID:5829432

Chowdhury, A K; Pradt, L A

Wet oxidation has been shown to be effective in enabling recycling of untreated produced water while generating 100% quality steam/CO/sub 2/ mixtures for enhanced oil recovery. Continuous pilot plant tests with several different fuels and produced water compositions showed no influence of the feed water composition on oxidation rates. Produced water of any quality, including high chlorides, can be used. Low grade fuels such as Syncrude coke are effectively oxidized with no atmospheric pollution emissions; no SOx or NOx is formed in the process. The wet oxidation process can be operated so as to generate only damp, dewatered solid wastes, thereby eliminating the need for disposal of liquid effluents.

• OSTI ID: 5829432
• Report Number(s): CONF-8305227-
• Journal Information: Annu. Alberta Oil Sands Technol. and Res. Authority Adv. in Petrol. Recovery Technol. Conf.; (), Conference: 4. annual Alberta oil sands technology and research authority adv in petroleum recovery technology conference, Calgary, Canada, 30 May 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
OIL WELLS
CARBON DIOXIDE INJECTION
STEAM INJECTION
ENHANCED RECOVERY
PETROLEUM
RECYCLING
WASTE WATER
WET OXIDATION PROCESSES
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUID INJECTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MISCIBLE-PHASE DISPLACEMENT
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
RECOVERY
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
WATER
WELLS
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