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Title: SolarOil Project, Phase I preliminary design report. [Solar Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery project]

Abstract

The preliminary design of the Solar Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery (SolarOil) Plant is described in this document. This plant is designed to demonstrate that using solar thermal energy is technically feasible and economically viable in enhanced oil recovery (EOR). The SolarOil Plant uses the fixed mirror solar concentrator (FMSC) to heat high thermal capacity oil (MCS-2046) to 322/sup 0/C (611/sup 0/F). The hot fluid is pumped from a hot oil storage tank (20 min capacity) through a once-through steam generator which produces 4.8 MPa (700 psi) steam at 80% quality. The plant net output, averaged over 24 hr/day for 365 days/yr, is equivalent to that of a 2.4 MW (8.33 x 10/sup 6/ Btu/hr) oil-fired steam generator having an 86% availability. The net plant efficiency is 57.3% at equinox noon, a 30%/yr average. The plant will be demonstrated at an oilfield site near Oildale, California.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
5554983
Report Number(s):
GA-A-15823
DOE Contract Number:  
AC03-79CS30308
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; 03 NATURAL GAS; FIXED MIRROR COLLECTORS; DESIGN; OIL WELLS; STEAM INJECTION; SOLAR PROCESS HEAT; DEMONSTRATION PLANTS; CALIFORNIA; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DIAGRAMS; EFFICIENCY; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FABRICATION; HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS; LEASES; MAPS; MATERIALS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PERFORMANCE; PIPES; PLANNING; SOLAR RECEIVERS; SOLAR TRACKING; SPECIFICATIONS; STEAM; STEAM GENERATORS; SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; BOILERS; CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS; ENERGY; EQUIPMENT; FLUID INJECTION; FLUIDS; HEAT; NORTH AMERICA; PROCESS HEAT; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; USA; VAPOR GENERATORS; WELLS; WESTERN REGION; 140905*; 030900 - Natural Gas- Artificial Stimulation, Plowshare- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Baccaglini, G., Bass, J., Neill, J., Nicolayeff, V., and Openshaw, F. SolarOil Project, Phase I preliminary design report. [Solar Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery project]. United States: N. p., 1980. Web. doi:10.2172/5554983.
Baccaglini, G., Bass, J., Neill, J., Nicolayeff, V., & Openshaw, F. SolarOil Project, Phase I preliminary design report. [Solar Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery project]. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5554983
Baccaglini, G., Bass, J., Neill, J., Nicolayeff, V., and Openshaw, F. 1980. "SolarOil Project, Phase I preliminary design report. [Solar Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery project]". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5554983. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5554983.
@article{osti_5554983,
title = {SolarOil Project, Phase I preliminary design report. [Solar Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery project]},
author = {Baccaglini, G. and Bass, J. and Neill, J. and Nicolayeff, V. and Openshaw, F.},
abstractNote = {The preliminary design of the Solar Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery (SolarOil) Plant is described in this document. This plant is designed to demonstrate that using solar thermal energy is technically feasible and economically viable in enhanced oil recovery (EOR). The SolarOil Plant uses the fixed mirror solar concentrator (FMSC) to heat high thermal capacity oil (MCS-2046) to 322/sup 0/C (611/sup 0/F). The hot fluid is pumped from a hot oil storage tank (20 min capacity) through a once-through steam generator which produces 4.8 MPa (700 psi) steam at 80% quality. The plant net output, averaged over 24 hr/day for 365 days/yr, is equivalent to that of a 2.4 MW (8.33 x 10/sup 6/ Btu/hr) oil-fired steam generator having an 86% availability. The net plant efficiency is 57.3% at equinox noon, a 30%/yr average. The plant will be demonstrated at an oilfield site near Oildale, California.},
doi = {10.2172/5554983},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5554983}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
}