CA2610230A1 - Water integration between an in-situ recovery operation and a bitumen mining operation - Google Patents

Water integration between an in-situ recovery operation and a bitumen mining operation Download PDF

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CA2610230A1
CA2610230A1 CA002610230A CA2610230A CA2610230A1 CA 2610230 A1 CA2610230 A1 CA 2610230A1 CA 002610230 A CA002610230 A CA 002610230A CA 2610230 A CA2610230 A CA 2610230A CA 2610230 A1 CA2610230 A1 CA 2610230A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
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    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
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    • C10G1/04—Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from oil-shale, oil-sand, or non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials, e.g. wood, coal by extraction
    • C10G1/045—Separation of insoluble materials
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    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
    • C10G2300/00—Aspects relating to hydrocarbon processing covered by groups C10G1/00 - C10G99/00
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    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
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Abstract

There is a need for improved efficiencies in the bitumen and heavy oil recovery and extraction industry. The present invention is directed to a method and system for integrating water between an in-situ bitumen recovery operation and a bitumen mining operation for improving efficiencies and synergies therebetween. A method of integrating water between a bitumen mining and extraction operation and an in-situ bitumen recovery operation comprises a) providing water associated with the bitumen mining and extraction operation; and b) directing the water, or boiler feed water or steam generated therefrom, to the in-situ bitumen recovery operation for use therein. Steam generated is used to assist in bitumen recovery at the in-situ facility. A basic system for integrating water between a bitumen mining and extraction operation and an in-situ bitumen recovery operation comprises a) a bitumen mining and extraction facility having a source of water;
b) an in-situ bitumen recovery facility; c) a transporter for transporting the water, or boiler feed water or steam generated therefrom, to the in-situ bitumen recovery facility for use in an in-situ bitumen recovery operation. The in-situ recovery operation may be a thermal operation, such as steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD), cyclic steam stimulation (CSS), or a derivative thereof. The integrated method and system of the present invention provide the potential to reduce water consumption, water waste, energy consumption, capital investment, operating costs and overall land footprint, compared with stand-alone in-situ recovery and mining and extraction operations and facilities. The integrated method and system of the invention also provide the potential for commercial development of smaller scale in-situ bitumen recovery operations.

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1. A method of integrating water between a bitumen mining and extraction operation and an in-situ bitumen recovery operation, comprising:
(a) providing water from a water source associated with the bitumen mining and extraction operation; and (b) directing all or a portion of the water, or all or a portion of boiler feed water or steam generated therefrom, to the in-situ bitumen recovery operation for use therein.
2. A method of integrating water between a bitumen mining and extraction operation and an in-situ bitumen recovery operation, comprising:
(a) providing water from a water source associated with the bitumen mining and extraction operation;
(b) processing the water to provide boiler feed water suitable for steam generation;
(c) generating steam from the boiler feed water; and (d) utilizing all or a portion of the steam generated to support the in-situ bitumen recovery operation.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the in-situ bitumen recovery operation is a thermal in-situ bitumen recovery operation.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the thermal in-situ bitumen recovery operation comprises steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD), cyclic steam stimulation (CSS), or a derivative thereof.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the derivative thereof is solvent-assisted SAGD
(SA-SAGD), steam and gas push (SAGP), combined vapor and steam extraction (SAVEX), expanding solvent SAGD (ES-SAGD), constant steam drainage (CSD), liquid addition to steam enhancing recovery (LASER), water flooding or steam flooding.
6. The method of claim 4, wherein the thermal in-situ recovery operation is SAGD.
7. The method of any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the water comprises surface water, subsurface water or process affected water associated with the bitumen mining and extraction operation.
8. The method of any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the water is fresh water or tailings or recycled tailings water associated with the bitumen mining and extraction operation.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the water is tailings or recycled tailings water from a tailings pond, primary separation unit or froth separation unit.
10. The method of any one of claims 2 to 9, wherein the water processing takes place at a mining and extraction facility, an in-situ bitumen recovery facility, or a combination thereof.
11. The method of any one of claims 2 to 10, wherein the steam is generated at a mining and extraction facility, an in-situ bitumen recovery facility, or a combination thereof.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the water processing comprises primary hardness removal and optionally secondary hardness removal at a mining and extraction facility.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein the water processing comprises generating boiler feed water in a single processing step.
14. The method of any one of claims 2 to 13, wherein the steam is generated at a mining and extraction facility and is subsequently transported to an in-situ bitumen recovery facility.
15. The method of any one of claims 2 to 13, wherein the water processing takes place at a mining and extraction facility and the processed water is subsequently transported to an in-situ bitumen recovery facility for steam generation.
16. The method of any one of claims 2 to 15, wherein the steam generated is injected into a reservoir to assist in bitumen recovery in the in-situ bitumen recovery operation.
17. The method of any one of claims 2 to 16, further comprising the step of removing residual water from the steam prior to utilizing the steam in the in-situ recovery operation.
18. The method of claim 2, further comprising the steps of:
(e) obtaining a production fluid from the in-situ recovery operation;
(f) obtaining produced water from the production fluid; and (g) directing the produced water to the mining and extraction operation.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the production fluid is transported from the in-situ recovery operation to the mining and extraction operation and wherein step f) is carried out at a mining and extraction facility.
20. The method of claim 18 or 19, wherein in step (g) the mining and extraction operation comprises hydrotransport, primary separation, water treatment, tailings management or tailings disposal.
21. The method of any one of claims 18 to 20, wherein the produced water is directed to a tailings pond following recovery of heat from the produced water.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein the heat is recovered using conventional heat exchange.
23. A method of integrating water between a mining and bitumen extraction operation and a thermal in-situ bitumen recovery operation, comprising:
providing water from a water source at the bitumen mining and extraction operation; and processing the water to produce steam for use in the thermal in-situ bitumen recovery operation.
24. The method of claim 23, further comprising:
obtaining produced water from the in-situ bitumen recovery operation; and directing the produced water to the bitumen mining and extraction operation for processing, treatment or disposal.
25. A system for integrating water between a bitumen mining and extraction operation and an in-situ bitumen recovery operation, comprising:
(a) a bitumen mining and extraction facility having a water source associated therewith;
(b) an in-situ bitumen recovery facility; and (c) a transporter for transporting water from the water source, or all or a portion of boiler feed water or steam generated therefrom, to the in-situ bitumen recovery facility for use in an in-situ bitumen recovery operation.
26. The system of claim 25, wherein the in-situ bitumen recovery operation is a thermal in-situ recovery operation.
27. The system of claim 26, wherein the thermal in-situ recovery operation comprises steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD), cyclic steam stimulation (CSS), or a derivative thereof.
28. The system of claim 27, wherein the derivative thereof is selected from solvent-assisted SAGD (SA-SAGD), steam and gas push (SAGP), combined vapor and steam extraction (SAVEX), expanding solvent SAGD (ES-SAGD), constant steam drainage (CSD), liquid addition to steam enhancing recovery (LASER), water flooding or steam flooding.
29. The system of daim 27, wherein the thermal in-situ recovery operation is SAGD.
30. The system of any one of claim 25 to 28, wherein the water source comprises surface water, subsurface water or process affected water.
31. The system any one of claim 25 to 28, wherein the water source comprises fresh water or tailings or recycled tailings water.
32. The system of claim 31, wherein the water source comprises tailings or recycled tailings water from a tailings pond, primary separation vessel or froth separation unit.
33. The system of any one of claims 25 to 32, wherein the mining and extraction facility comprises water treatment facilities.
34. The system of claim 33, wherein the mining and extraction facility further comprises steam generating facilities.
35. The system of any one of claims 34, wherein the transporter is a pipeline for transporting steam generated at the steam generating facilities to the in-situ bitumen recovery operation for use in bitumen recovery.
36. The system of claim 22, further comprising a production fluid transporter for transporting production fluid from the in-situ bitumen facility to the bitumen mining and extraction facility.
37. The system of claim 36, wherein the production fluid transporter is a pipeline.
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