A realistic and integrated model for evaluating oil sands development with Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage technology in Canada

Rui, Zhenhua; Wang, Xiaoqing; Zhang, Zhien; Lu, Jun; Chen, Gang; Zhou, Xiyu; Patil, Shirish

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.01.015

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“…This stream therefore focuses on the nexus between environmental degradation and economic growth. The second stream has two main branches: (i) connections between the consumption of energy and environmental pollution (Jumbe, 2004;Ang, 2007;Apergis & Payne, 2009;Odhiambo, 2009aOdhiambo, , 2009bOzturk & Acaravci, 2010;Menyah & Wolde-Rufael, 2010;Bölük & Mehmet, 2015;Begum et al, 2015;Le Van & Chon, 2017;Cui et al, 2018;Rui et al, 2018) and (ii) linkages between energy consumption and economic growth (see Mehrara, 2007;Esso, While the preceding paragraph has substantiated the connection between governance and environmental degradation, it is also worthwhile to articulate the nexus between environmental pollution and inclusive human development. Therefore, in line with Asongu and Odhiambo (2018b), we argue that the degradation of the environment affects constituents of the inequality-adjusted human development index (IHDI) used in this study as the outcome variables, notably: education, health and long life.…”

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Governance, CO2 Emissions and Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu

Odhiambo

2019

SSRN Journal

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This study investigates the relevance of government quality in moderating the incidence of environmental degradation on inclusive human development in 44 sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2012. Environmental degradation is measured with CO2 emissions and the governance dynamics include: political stability, voice and accountability, government effectiveness, regulation quality, the rule of law and corruption-control. The empirical evidence is based on the Generalised Method of Moments. Regulation quality modulates CO2 emissions to exert a net negative effect on inclusive development. Institutional governance (consisting of corruption-control and the rule of law) modulates CO2 emissions to also exert a net negative effect on inclusive human development. Fortunately, the corresponding interactive effects are positive, which indicates that good governance needs to be enhanced to achieve positive net effects. A policy threshold of institutional governance at which institutional governance completely dampens the unfavourable effect of CO2 emissions on inclusive human development is established. Other policy implications are discussed.

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Governance, CO2 Emissions and Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu

Odhiambo

2019

SSRN Journal

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“…Traditional techniques for oil sands separation include hot water extraction, thermal conversion, and organic solvent extraction methods . The hot water extraction method achieves high bitumen recovery through the adding of NaOH as an eluent to form surfactants with carboxylic acid components in bitumen, which reduces the surface tension between the bitumen and hot water; however, this method consumes large amounts of water and is unsuitable for oil‐wetted oil sands . Bitumen separated by hot water extraction also contains a small amount of clays and fine sands, which hampers its subsequent processing.…”

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A novel dissolution‐precipitation method for high‐efficiency separation of oil‐wetted oil sands

Chai

Liu

et al. 2019

Can J Chem Eng

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Dissolution-precipitation is a novel high-efficiency method for separating oilwetted oil sands. Four dissolving agents and three precipitating agents were studied to select the optimal combination. Results showed that N,Ndimethylcyclohexylamine (DMCHA) and methanol were the optimal dissolving and precipitating agents, respectively. The chemical group compositions, element content, and H/C atom ratio of bitumen separated by DMCHAmethanol were analyzed, and the optimal conditions for oil sands separation were determined, under which the bitumen recovery reached 96.4%. After six separation cycles with DMCHA-methanol, the bitumen recovery remained above 93%. K E Y W O R D Sbitumen, dissolution-precipitation, high-efficiency separation, oil sands

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“…It consists of a shell (1), turbine (2), eccentric shaft (3), and bearing (4) [20], as presented in the Figure 3. Its structure involves an eccentric shaft that is driven by the turbines.…”

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“…With the trend of unconventional drilling of oil and gas wells, ultra-extend reach wells (u-ERW), and 3D complex geometry wells [1,2], engineers can no longer ignore drilling limitations and weight transfer problems caused by excessive torque and drag [3]. Extreme torque and drag can be detrimental to drilling operations and equipment [4].…”

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Vibration Technologies for Friction Reduction to Overcome Weight Transfer Challenge in Horizontal Wells Using a Multiscale Friction Model

Wang

Yao

2018

Lubricants

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Drag reduction technologies mainly include the mechanical method and the chemical method. Mechanical drag reduction technologies are widespread in the drilling field due to their environmental friendliness and ease of use. Vibration technologies are among some of the most-used mechanical drag reduction technologies. However, various types of vibration tools have the negative effect of obstructing the promotion and application of mechanical drag reduction technologies. This paper widely investigated the types and applications of vibration tools. A drilling agitator system and slider drilling technology were included. The structure and mechanism of the vibration tool were studied. A multiscale friction model was proposed based on the Dahl model according to the drilling environment. The model was verified using experimental data. The multiscale friction model was used to analyze the drag reduction mechanism and the effect of different kinds of vibration technologies. Simulations demonstrated that vibration technologies can effectively reduce the axial friction of the drill string. Longitudinal vibration can reduce the axial friction such that the dependence of the reduced coefficient of friction on the reduced velocity does not change significantly after the reduced oscillation amplitude exceeds the critical value of one. Axial friction decreased with the increasing amplitude of the radial vibration. However, the reduction effect has no relationship with the rate of penetration (ROP). Torsional vibration and rocking motion can reduce the axial friction force. When the oscillation amplitude increases, the axial friction decreases. The reduction effect of slider drilling technology is better than torsional vibration and two other technologies in terms of friction reduction.

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A realistic and integrated model for evaluating oil sands development with Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage technology in Canada

Cited by 176 publications

References 32 publications

Governance, CO2 Emissions and Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Governance, CO2 Emissions and Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

A novel dissolution‐precipitation method for high‐efficiency separation of oil‐wetted oil sands

Vibration Technologies for Friction Reduction to Overcome Weight Transfer Challenge in Horizontal Wells Using a Multiscale Friction Model

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