Cutting SAGD costs by generating steam from produced water

produced water boilerFew things are more important in today's oil price environment than reducing cost of a SAGD operation. Steam generation and transmission is a significant capital expense. Many inventors and operators are looking for ways of cutting the cost of steam.

This applicant wants to try a boiler than can handle produced water. His approved application shows cost cutting arguments for using such equipment. He believes that by having a distributed network of these small boilers, he can eliminate steam transmission and cut costs significantly.

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Tags: Thermal, Cut costs, Facilities, Heavy Oil

  20 Jan 2016



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