A note on the pressure drop in modified in-situ oil shale retorts

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · In Situ; (United States)

OSTI ID:7104193

Shen, J J.S.

Pressure drops observed in two field pilot tests of modified in-situ oil shale retorting are reported briefly in this note. Two problems are discussed: the broad distribution of particle sizes in an in-situ rubble bed and the decrease of rubble permeability during a retort run. The field data tend to support a recently reported observation that the Ergun equation is inadequate to predict the pressure drop in a retorting oil shale rubble.

• Research Organization: Chevron Oil Field Research Co., P.O. Box 446, La Habra, CA (US)
• OSTI ID: 7104193
• Journal Information: In Situ; (United States), Journal Name: In Situ; (United States) Vol. 11:4; ISSN ISOMD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040401* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- In Situ Methods
True & Modified
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUATIONS
FLUID MECHANICS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDRAULICS
IN-SITU PROCESSING
IN-SITU RETORTING
MATERIALS
MECHANICS
MODIFIED IN-SITU PROCESSES
OIL SHALES
PARTICLE SIZE
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
PERMEABILITY
PRESSURE DROP
PROCESSING
RETORTING
SIZE