All Days 2014
DOI: 10.2118/169745-ms
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Construction, Operations and Performance of the First Enclosed Trough Solar Steam Generation Pilot for EOR Applications

Abstract: This paper presents performance, results and learnings from the first solar enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project in the MENA region. The following areas are covered in the paper: the motivation for solar EOR in Oman, description of the enclosed trough design employed in the Amal field, operations and performance data in the Oman desert environment, integration with oilfield operations and an update on results at the time of publication. According to industry forecasts, the GCC regi… Show more

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“…In California, Chevron partnered with BrightSource Energy to deploy a solar thermal power plant at its oil field in Coalinga. The project, known as the Chevron Coalinga Solar-to-Steam Facility, uses concentrated solar power (CSP) technology to generate steam for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations (Abukubu, 2020;Sandler;Palmer, and O'Donnell, 2014). By harnessing solar energy to produce steam instead of natural gas, Chevron has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 31,000 metric tons per year while lowering operating costs and improving energy efficiency (Akinsanya, Ekechi & Okeke, 2024, Oguanobi & Joel, 2024).…”
Section: Case Studies/examples Of Successful Integration Projectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In California, Chevron partnered with BrightSource Energy to deploy a solar thermal power plant at its oil field in Coalinga. The project, known as the Chevron Coalinga Solar-to-Steam Facility, uses concentrated solar power (CSP) technology to generate steam for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations (Abukubu, 2020;Sandler;Palmer, and O'Donnell, 2014). By harnessing solar energy to produce steam instead of natural gas, Chevron has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 31,000 metric tons per year while lowering operating costs and improving energy efficiency (Akinsanya, Ekechi & Okeke, 2024, Oguanobi & Joel, 2024).…”
Section: Case Studies/examples Of Successful Integration Projectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…An enclosed trough solar steam generator operating in Oman, where dust deposition rates are lower than Kuwait, has shown the effect of dust deposition corresponding to a 2.4% reduction in output per day; each day between collector washing resulted in an average of additional 2.4% loss (Palmer & O'Donnell 2014), with ongoing increasing losses until the next collector field washing. This corresponds to 16% loss per week.…”
Section: Spe-175290-msmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Systems designed for operations in Spain or California, where multiple days may be required to clean the entire solar array, result in lost efficiency during the cleaning time, and such systems should be de-rated accordingly. The enclosed trough system has been proven to successfully deal with massive dust storm events during 2 years of field trials in Oman (Palmer & O'Donnell, 2014).…”
Section: Major Sand Storm Eventsmentioning
confidence: 99%