New technology for heavy oil exploitation wastewater reused as boiler feedwater

Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) or non-SAGD heavy oil recovery process uses a considerable amount high-pressure steam and produces significant amount of oily wastewater. Conventional water treatment and steam generation process is very complex, producing poor quality water for reuse and low e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Heins Bill, Xiao XIE, Deng-chao YAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2008-02-01
Series:Petroleum Exploration and Development
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876380408600166