Data-driven Adaptive Control of the Heating Process used for Enhanced Oil Recovery

用于提高石油采收率的加热过程的数据驱动自适应控制

• 批准号: 487376-2015
• 负责人: Mehrandezh, Mehran
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Regina
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=586057
• 关键词: Data; driven; Adaptive; Control; Heating

Nexen Energy ULC, a Canadian company located in Calgary, Alberta, is a complete solution provider for upstream oil and gas energy resources. The focus of this research is to investigate, analyze, and design control strategies for enhanced oil sands recovery. Nexen has patents pending on this process. The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) located at the University of Regina's main campus hosts an experimental setup as a test bench for the design of experiments, data analysis, and implementation of heating process control strategies to optimize the oil production. The heating process is carried out using heating elements embedded into the oil wells in formation as an alternative to the methods such as Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD), and Vapor Extraction (VAPEX). This will lead to a higher-rate oil production with lower power expenditure with significant capital cost savings compared to current in-situ extraction methods. The proposed research focuses on the design of the data-driven adaptive control strategies on the heating process used in heating elements to optimize the oil production without over burdening the elements leading to an unwanted melt down. This research can lead to a commercial-rate oil production from the oil sands.

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