Crude Oil Pyrolysis Studies: Application to In Situ Superheat Steam Enhanced Oil Recovery

This work focuses on the occurrence and composition of flammable pyrolysis gases which can be expected from stimulation of heavy oil with superheat steam. These gases can have commodity value or be used to fire a conventional boiler to generate steam vapor for superheater feed. Seven oil samples tak...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eric N. Coker, Burl Donaldson, Brian Hughes, Nadir Yilmaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/3/1544