Enhanced onshore oil recovery through novel combine heat and power stirling technology
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Island Gas Ltd (IGas) and Landfill Systems Maintenance Ltd (LSL) have developed a novel process to generate
heat & power at onshore conventional oil wellsites. The process utilises low volume gas flows common to UK
onshore extraction sites to power a novel combined heat and power (CHP) stirling engine. This will eliminate
need for grid electricity for pumping oil, with the heat used to separate oil & water at the wellhead (currently
transported, collated and de-watered at remote processing centres). Gas utilisation will reduce back pressure
at the well bore allowing for increased flow rates, enhancing production and extending reservoir life. This low
cost enhanced oil recovery process provides timely benefits for the operator and the environment in reducing
methane gas vented to atmosphere. Technology integration and validation will be carried out at IGas’s
Scampton wellsite, with engine modifications and monitoring being undertaken by specialist gas extraction and
mangement firm, LSL. Demonstration of the system is scheduled 2016 with commercial deployment likely to
commence end-2017.
| Island Gas Limited | LEAD_ORG |
| Landfill Systems Maintenance Limited | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Island Gas Limited | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Stewart Reast | PM_PER |
| Stewart Reast | PM_PER |
Subjects by relevance
- Emissions
- Natural gas
- Gas engine
- Extraction (engineering)
- Gas production
- Gases
- Environmental effects
- Power plants
- Oil
- Oil heating
Extracted key phrases
- Enhanced onshore oil recovery
- Onshore conventional oil wellsite
- Oil recovery process
- Power stirling technology
- Onshore extraction site
- Novel process
- Landfill Systems Maintenance Ltd
- Low volume gas
- Specialist gas extraction
- Island Gas Ltd
- Heat
- Stirling engine
- Methane gas
- Gas utilisation
- Technology integration