Feasibility and economics of cogeneration in California's thermal enhanced oil recovery operations

Technical Report · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:6027844

Henwood, M

This study was performed to: determine feasible oil field locations for cogeneration, if any; examine the options for using oil or coal as the fuel source; determine the aggregate generation capacity at the feasible sites. There are four feasible oil field cogeneration sites in California. However, because of the high injection pressures, coal is not an economic cogeneration fuel and gas turbine-based systems must be used. Coal use may make economic sense for steam generation alone in the 1980's if coal and oil prices diverge as expected and the operators receive uncontrolled prices for the oil use displaced by coal. The aggregate capacity for gas turbine-based systems is between 900 to 1550 MW and can be realized by 1990. The differences between the two gas turbine systems are summarized.

• Research Organization: California Energy Commission, Sacramento (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6027844
• Report Number(s): NP-23923
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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