Cogeneration experience in steam EOR applications

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5766466

Sigworth, Jr, H W; Horman, B W; Knowles, C W

Three cogeneration plants, totaling 24 Mw of electric power output and 750 million btu/hr of steam generation, have been placed in service in Chevron enhanced oil recovery operations in Kern County, Calif. Two of the plants, each with 10 Mw of electricity generation capacity, use conventional gas turbines with supplementary-fired waste heat recovery steam generators. The third plant, with 4 Mw of electricity generation, uses a steam topping turbine to extract power from steam as it expands from high steam generator output pressures down to lower steam injection well pressures. The 2 gas turbine plants have proven to be reliable, flexible, and economic. The topping turbine operation and economics still are being proven.

• OSTI ID: 5766466
• Report Number(s): CONF-8310121-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) Journal Volume: SPE-12196
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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