10-MW prototype plant for EOR to burn petroleum coke

Journal Article · · Cogeneration; (United States)

OSTI ID:5458005

Stambler, I

In the past, conventional open cycle gas turbine systems have been used quite successfully for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations. GWF power systems for instance, continues to report good results from the twin IE990 plant installed on Tosco Oil's Placerita field. But company plans for larger facilities designed around engines like General Electric's LM2500 have been blocked by ongoing California air quality authorities pollution restrictions on proposed new open cycle cogeneration systems. The closed Brayton Cycle approach, on the other hand, promises to provide a way of meeting current NOx and SOx regulations while using dirty fuels like petroleum coke. The new facility at Torrance will draw on Garrett experience since the mid 1970s on fluidized bed and closed Brayton Cycle turbine systems. The atmospheric fluidized bed combustor (AFBC) design is the key to minimizing pollutant emissions.

• OSTI ID: 5458005
• Journal Information: Cogeneration; (United States), Journal Name: Cogeneration; (United States) Vol. 2:2; ISSN COGEE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020300 -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
200105* -- Fossil-Fueled Power Plants-- Heat Utilization
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320304 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Waste Heat Recovery & Utilization
BRAYTON CYCLE
COGENERATION
COKE
COMBUSTORS
DEUS
DUAL-PURPOSE POWER PLANTS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENHANCED RECOVERY
FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTORS
INDUSTRY
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
POWER GENERATION
POWER PLANTS
RECOVERY
STEAM GENERATION
THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES