Underground coal gasification of steeply dipping beds: A second generation synthetic fuels process

Conference · Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5398237

Davis, B E; Ahner, P F

In-situ gasification of steeply dipping coal beds (UCG-SDB) has significant advantages over the more conventional horizontal UCG. In fact, the UCG-SDB process appears to be both technically and operationally competitive with surface gasifiers. The results of the Rawlins UCG-SDB field test program suggest that the process can compete with more conventional sources of synthesis gas on an economic basis. The SDB process mechanism has several advantages over the horizontal process and performs in a fashion similar to surface packed bed reactors. The oxygen requirements for the process are quite low and the degree of process control observed at Rawlins is very attractive.

• Research Organization: Gulf Research and Development Co.
• OSTI ID: 5398237
• Report Number(s): CONF-820927-
• Journal Information: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States), Vol. SPE11049; Conference: 57. AIME Society of Petroleum Engineers annual technical conference and exhibition, New Orleans, LA, USA, 26 Sep 1982
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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