Laboratory
in situ combustion experiments were performed to determine
the basic parameters prior to field projects, using a self-made combustion
tube and S1-38-330 crude oil from Liaohe Oilfield. These basic parameters,
the oil’s ignition temperature range from 340 to 360 °C,
the apparent atomic H/C ratio of 1.044, the oxygen utilization of
52.15%, the oil recovery factor of 78.6%, the combustion front movement
velocity of 0.20 cm/min, the maximum fuel consumption of 28.99 kg/m3, and the maximum air requirement of 298.6 N m3/m3, etc., were determined in the experiments. The gas
chromatograms showed that the crude oil had undergone a series of
pyrolysis reactions during combustion, and it could also be proved
via the results of aromatics mass spectrometry that anthracene was
generated during this process.