Numerical Modelling of Oil Sands Deposits for Mine Plan Engineering

矿山规划工程中油砂矿床的数值模拟

• 批准号: 205028-2012
• 负责人: Deutsch, Clayton
• 金额: $ 1.75万
• 依托单位: University of Alberta
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2012-01-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=509145
• 关键词: Numerical; Modelling; Oil; Sands; Deposits

Natural resources are an endowment that all Canadians wish to preserve and develop in a sustainable and responsible manner. Of particular importance to Canada and local interest to Alberta are the oil sands of the McMurray Formation. The geologic characteristics of the oil sands are established by geoscientists. The development strategies and process design is within the realm of a wide cross section of engineering and other disciplines. This research lies in the interdisciplinary region between geoscientific characterization and engineering design: the quantification of resources and the associated uncertainty. The focus of this proposal is the calculation of numerical models that are suitable for long, medium and short term mine planning of oil sands operations. Site specific characteristics will be addressed including the depositional environment, the multiple rock and fluid properties of the oil sands that affect process performance and the mining methods employed in the oil sands.

自然资源是所有加拿大人都希望以可持续和负责任的方式保护和开发的天赋资源。对加拿大和阿尔伯塔当地利益特别重要的是麦克默里组的油砂。 油砂的地质特征是由地质学家确定的。开发策略和工艺设计属于工程和其他学科的广泛交叉领域。这项研究是在地球科学表征和工程设计之间的跨学科领域：资源的量化和相关的不确定性。本建议书的重点是计算适用于油砂作业的长期、中期和短期采矿规划的数值模型。 现场的具体特点将得到解决，包括沉积环境，多种岩石和油砂的流体性质，影响工艺性能和开采方法中采用的油砂。