High Temperature Membrane Benchmarking for SAGD Produced Water Treatment

SAGD 采出水处理的高温膜基准测试

• 批准号: 570890-2021
• 负责人: Bajic, JelenaJ
• 金额: $ 5.46万
• 依托单位: Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=755231
• 关键词: Temperature; Membrane; Benchmarking; SAGD; Produced

Water availability, quality and use are increasingly among the world's greatest challenges. Canada's oil industry requires significant water resources for steam to melt bitumen in situ. Oil sands industry operators are focused on improving their water treatment processes, water recycling rates, and lowering their energy consumption and overall water footprint. Moreover, consistent water quality is key to the efficiency and operability of many industrial processes. Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) Centre for Oil Sands Sustainability (COSS) is focused on the advancement, optimization, development, and validation of novel technologies for the sustainability of the oil sands industry. In the proposed project, COSS will work collaboratively with industry partner Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) to evaluate and validate the high temperature membrane process for Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) produced water treatment. Produced water from Alberta's in-situ oil sands operations has been identified as an area for membrane technologies, and advancements in water treatment technologies can significantly improve existing performance. NAIT and COSIA partnered to develop the membrane technology assessment program (MTAP) to facilitate development in this area. This proposal will allow COSIA bench test commercially available membranes under high temperatures for SAGD operational conditions. The test will foresee and address potential technical or operational problems before field pilot testing and will help to evaluate the pilot readiness of membrane technology. The project will also benefit membrane technology providers in understanding areas that require further innovation and enhancements.

水的供应、质量和使用日益成为世界上最大的挑战之一。加拿大的石油工业需要大量的水资源，以便蒸汽在原地融化沥青。油砂行业运营商专注于改善水处理工艺，提高水循环利用率，降低能源消耗和总体水足迹。此外，稳定的水质是许多工业过程的效率和可操作性的关键。北阿尔伯塔理工学院（NAIT）油砂可持续发展中心（COSS）专注于油砂行业可持续发展新技术的进步、优化、开发和验证。在拟议的项目中，COSS将与行业合作伙伴加拿大油砂创新联盟（COSIA）合作，评估和验证蒸汽辅助重力排水（SAGD）采出水处理的高温膜工艺。阿尔伯塔油砂原位开采的产出水已被确定为膜技术的应用领域，水处理技术的进步可以显著改善现有的性能。NAIT和COSIA合作开发了膜技术评估项目（MTAP），以促进该领域的发展。该提案将允许COSIA在SAGD操作条件下的高温下对商用膜进行台架测试。该测试将在现场中试之前预测并解决潜在的技术或操作问题，并有助于评估膜技术的中试准备情况。该项目还将使膜技术供应商了解需要进一步创新和改进的领域。