Laboratory combustion tube studies. Part II. Report SUPRI TR-10

Technical Report · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6555266· OSTI ID:6555266

Brigham, W. E.; Fassihi, M. R.; Satman, A.; Williams, R. L.; Pettit, P.; Grim, J.; Ramey, Jr., H. J.

To promote a better understanding of the problems and mechanisms involved in dry in-situ combustion of crude oils in porous media, continuing laboratory studies are carried out at SUPRI. The report about the first two experiments was submitted earlier to the Department of Energy. This report describes the results of the last three tube runs. Three laboratory combustion tube studies were made with unconsolidated core material, and Lombardi Zone crude oil from the San Ardo field, California. After preparation, the material was packed into the combustion tube. Conditions employed during the steady burning phase of each run were about constant. Injection pressure for all of them was 100 Psig (6.8 Atm.). Burning front velocities ranged from 7.22 cm/hr (5.68 ft/day) to 12.96 cm/hr (10.2 ft/day) while the stream front velocities ranged from 10.4 cm/hr to 13.48 cm/hr. The air flux was between 88.33 SCF/hr-ft/sup 2/ and 122.7SCF/hr-ft/sup 2/. Observed fuel ration ranged from 162.54 SCF/lb to 169.33 SCF/lb of fuel burned. The detailed analysis of these experiments accompanied with their field application will be presented later.

• Research Organization: Stanford Univ., CA (USA). Petroleum Research Inst.
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76ET12056
• OSTI ID: 6555266
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/12056-10
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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