Experimental Simulation and Life Cycle Assessment Study of the Dense Hot Fluid Injection Process

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dc.contributor.advisorPereira-Almao, Pedro
dc.contributor.advisorBergerson, Joule
dc.contributor.authorHovsepian, Christian Nubar
dc.contributor.committeememberEaton, David
dc.contributor.committeememberHejazi, Hossein
dc.contributor.committeememberNassar, Nashaat
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-03T18:01:11Z
dc.date.available2016-02-03T18:01:11Z
dc.date.issued2016-02-03
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractThe rapid decline in international oil prices forced oil and gas industries to reduce costs, improve productivity and layoff thousands of employees. Specifically, the majority of resources located in Alberta require thermal recovery methods due to their heavy characteristics. Innovation is required to displace current extraction methods that are becoming economically challenging. The present work studies the dense hot fluid injection (DHFI) process, which targets the in situ catalytic upgrading and extraction of Athabasca bitumen. A bench-scale set up was designed and built. The experimental results were integrated using process simulation and life cycle assessments (LCA) techniques to estimate GHG emissions of the new technology. Results confirmed quality improvement of the feedstock while maintaining a stable product. The experimental setup proved differences in the heat distribution profiles between SAGD and the DHFI. LCA demonstrated that the DHFI could produce less GHG emissions than SAGD under a set of assumed scenarios.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHovsepian, C. N. (2016). Experimental Simulation and Life Cycle Assessment Study of the Dense Hot Fluid Injection Process (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26065en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26065
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2820
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEnergy
dc.subjectEngineering--Chemical
dc.subjectEngineering--Environmental
dc.subjectEngineering--Petroleum
dc.subject.classificationIn Situ Upgradingen_US
dc.subject.classificationNano Catalysten_US
dc.subject.classificationLife Cycle Assessmenten_US
dc.subject.classificationDense Fluid Injectionen_US
dc.subject.classificationEmerging Technologiesen_US
dc.titleExperimental Simulation and Life Cycle Assessment Study of the Dense Hot Fluid Injection Process
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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