Integrated configuration for a steam assisted gravity drainage central processing facility
US10787890B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC02F2201/007
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) processing facility comprising: an oil/water separation process block operable for bulk separation of produced water from a produced fluid comprising produced water and hydrocarbons; a de-oiling process block operable to remove residual oil from the produced water separated from the produced fluid in the oil/water separation process block and provide a de-oiled water; a water treatment block operable to remove contaminants from the de-oiled water and provide a treated water; and a steam generation process block operable to produce steam from the treated water. In embodiments, each of the oil/water separation process block, the de-oiling process block, the water treatment process block, and the steam generation process block is modularized and comprises a plurality of modules. Methods for operating and assembling a SAGD processing facility are also provided.
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