1170-MW(T) HTGR-PS/C Plant Application Study Report: Heavy-Oil-Recovery Application

摘要

The US presently imports approx. 50% of the oil that it consumes, and a strong incentive exists to increase domestic oil production to reduce high uncontrolled payments for imported oil. About 15% of the domestic oil reserves are in the form of heavy crude oil (HCO), defined as having an American Petroleum Institute (API) gravity of <20 exp 0 . The recovery of this heavy oil can be greatly improved by stimulation methods, such as steam injection. A study to apply an 1170-MW(t) high-temperature gas-cooled reactor - process steam/cogeneration (HTGR-PS/C) to recovering heavy oil is presented. The HTGR-PS/C was developed by General Atomic (GA) specifically for industries which require both steam and electric energy. The GA 1170-MW(t) HTGR-PS/C design is particularly well suited to industrial applications and is expected to have excellent cost benefits over other energy sources. (ERA citation 06:028686)