Combustion Kinetics of Athabasca Bitumen from 1D Combustion Tube Experiments

Yang, Xiaomeng; Gates, Ian D.

doi:10.1007/s11053-009-9095-z

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“…In this study, screening of chemical reactions based on history matching simulation with CMG STARS TM was carried out to the experimental results of the tube combustion test. The three chemical reaction models proposed by Kapadia et al (2011) [3] , Yang and Gates (2009) [5] and Belgrave et al (1993) [8] have been investigated to construct a numerical simulation model on ISC. When the full chemical reactions are installed in simulations for field scale reservoir model consisting large number of grid blocks, numerical simulations may not reach convergences or need long calculation processing time.…”

Section: International Journal Of Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The ISC Research Group, University of Calgary carried out the combustion tube experiment using bitumen extracted from Athabasca oil sands (Belgrave et al [8] ; Yang and Gates [5] ; Yang et al [10] ). The experiment was done by injecting enriched air from the tube top under the pressure of 4,100 kPa.…”

Section: Numerical Simulation Of Combustion Tube Testmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As the first step of our study, the results of combustion tube tests were simulated numerically by CMG STARS TM with three chemical models proposed by Belgrave et al [8] , Yang and Gates [5] and Kapadia et al [3] . As shown in Figure 2, the grid-block models was used for present numerical simulations to carry history-matching to the experimental results by the combustion tube of 1.83m in height reported by Belgrave et al [8] , Yang and Gates [5] and Greeves(2011) [9] .…”

Section: Numerical Simulation Of Combustion Tube Testmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As shown in Figure 2, the grid-block models was used for present numerical simulations to carry history-matching to the experimental results by the combustion tube of 1.83m in height reported by Belgrave et al [8] , Yang and Gates [5] and Greeves(2011) [9] . Table 1 shows reservoir and well operating parameters and initial conditions.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Figures 3 and 4 show comparisons of numerical simulation results of temperature distribution in the tube and temperature profiles in z direction at 7.92 hours from start of ignition using 1D and 3D block models with the chemical model presented by Yang and Gates [5] . The differences between three models are not so large, because the combustion tube test was basically carried out to investigate 1-dimensional flame-propagation by thermal insulating in radial direction.…”

Section: Comparison Of Block Modeling For Combustion Tube Testmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Pyrolysis of bitumen is a key contributor to gas production in in situ combustion and in situ gasification recovery processes, yet a detailed reaction scheme, that includes a breakdown of products into the most abundant gas components, that is simple enough to be used in detailed thermal‐reactive simulation models, does not exist. Here, we present a novel reaction scheme for pyrolysis of Athabasca bitumen that was developed and calibrated against four experimental data sets (65 data points) over a temperature range from 130 to 422°C. The new model was then verified by comparing its thermogravimetric behaviour against published literature. © 2012 Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering

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Applicability of Kinetic Models for In Situ Combustion Processes with Different Oil Types

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The in situ combustion (ISC) process is of interest as an enhanced oil recovery method because it is an alternative to traditional steam-based processes for heavy oil and bitumen recovery. ISC is a technique applicable outside the window of reservoir conditions deemed appropriate for steam injection (such as deeper and thinner reservoirs). The process involves complex chemical reactions and physical recovery mechanisms, and predicting the likelihood of successful ISC in field applications remains challenging. This paper describes a numerical investigation of the capability of different ISC kinetic models to predict the combustion behaviors of different types of oils (light oil, heavy oil, and bitumen). Three kinetic models (of Coats, Crookston, and Belgrave) were selected from literature and compared using data from four published combustion-tube experiments. The comparison procedure is as follows:(1) validate the numerical modeling of each kinetic model by matching the selected experimental results or duplicating the numerical results found in published literature; (2) adjust fluid viscosities and densities to match the fluid properties of each experiment;and (3) use each validated kinetic model to predict the performance of the other experiments without further tuning the kinetic parameters. The knowledge derived from the experiments provides guidance for choosing the appropriate kinetic model when no other data are available and for the preliminary design and screening study of a potential ISC project.

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Combustion Kinetics of Athabasca Bitumen from 1D Combustion Tube Experiments

Cited by 66 publications

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Applicability of Kinetic Models for In Situ Combustion Processes with Different Oil Types

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