CONFIDENTIAL Oak Point Energy Ltd. Superior SAGD Development Through Applied Engineering Innovation Evolution of Evaporators as Successor Oak Point Energy For Warm Lime Softeners October 29, 2013 0
Presentation Overview Conventional SAGD Technology (Water Treating) Key components Its design origins Migration to Evaporation Lower cost intensity even for smaller scale projects Reliability issues persist Tailoring to Fit SAGD…
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Conventional SAGD Facility Design Adapt off-the-shelf - not fit-for-purpose design First Generation SAGD Design: Early SAGD facilities borrowed designs developed for Cold Lake cyclical steam stimulation projects (1960s to 1980s) Water…
Traditional SAGD Facilities Complex Process to Achieve Basic Unit Operations Produced Gas Dilbit Natl Gas Diluent Addition Produced Boiler Feed Primary Steam Water Water Separation Generation Treatment Treatment Steam…
Conventional SAGD Facility Design Improvement Needed for Future Projects Time for Change: Using this facility design and the advancements in horizontal drilling, SAGD has emerged as the most reliable and proven method for in situ…
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MVC Evaporators Introduced in Oil Sands A Major Change in Boiler Feedwater Treating Mechanical Vapor Compression (MVC) Evaporators: MVC evaporator designs have been borrowed from those used in mining and pulp & paper applications…
MVC Evaporators A Major Change in Boiler Feedwater Treating Falling Film Exchanger Vapor Compressor Distilled Water steam and water Evaporator Sump steam (steam/water Evaporator Feed separator) water Brine…
Capital cost per flowing barrel has been steadily increasing 90,000 80,000 Capital Cost Intensity (S/bpd) 70,000 60,000 Trend line 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 Evaporator Plant 10,000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008…
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Next Generation SAGD Design Meeting Future Industry Need Many challenges to overcome with existing design: Excessive water recycle and disposal volumes Poor facility reliability High maintenance costs High project cost and long…
Proven Fit-For-Purpose Technology Produced Water Treating Design Parameter Traditional Design Oak Point Design Produced Water Cooling Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Flash Drum and Steam Condenser Multiple trains for required cleaning…
Proven Fit-For-Purpose Technology Traditional Produced Water Treating From FWKO Produced Water Trim Coolers Oil Removal Filter Skim Tank Flotation Unit Glycol Backwash water NG Skim Oil To FWKO Tank Skimmed Oil…
Proven Fit-For-Purpose Technology Oak Point Streamlined Produced Water Treating To Fuel Gas System Flash Drum Condenser Glycol From FWKO Flash Drum Flotation Unit To Water Treatment NG To FWKO 14 14
Proven Fit-For-Purpose Technology Boiler Feedwater Treating Technology Design Parameter Traditional Design Oak Point Design BFW Treating Technology Lime Softening & Ion Exchange Vapor Compression Evaporator Capital Cost High Cost (3…
Proven Fit-For-Purpose Technology Boiler Feed Water Treatment Technology GE EVAPORATOR HOT LIME SOFTENER ION EXCHANGE UNIT Lime Softening & Ion Exchange Evaporators Large field fabricated equipment supplied Single evaporator…
Proven Fit-For-Purpose Technology Oak Point Evaporator for Oil Sands Service Design Parameter Traditional Evaporator Oak Point Evaporator Falling Film Exchanger Single exchanger bundle - fouling Two exchanger system one can be Design…
Proven Fit-For-Purpose Technology Steam Generation Technology Design Parameter Traditional Design Oak Point Design Boiler Type Once-Through-Steam-Generator Package Boiler (Water Tube) Boiler Feed Water Required Low Quality High Quality…
Proven Fit-For-Purpose Technology Steam Generation Technology Once-Through-Steam-Generator (OTSG) Packaged Boilers Large field fabricated equipment supplied Comes completely assembled and readily by a limited number of vendors lends…
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Much Simpler and More Effective Design Compared to Traditional SAGD Facilities Produced Gas Dilbit Natl Gas Diluent Addition Produced Boiler Feed Primary Steam Water Water Separation Generation Treatment Treatment Steam…
Innovative Proprietary SAGD Facility Design Design Principles to Reduce Cost, Schedule and Risk 1. Portable: Portable SAGD facility that can be assembled or dismantled in 30 days. This single feature addresses many of the industry…
Innovative SAGD Facility Design UltraLite, 1nSite, and MultiSite Configurations Three configurations present flexible production platforms 1. UltraLite SAGD Plant (Portable Exploration Model): Capacity (1,260 bbl/d) with production…
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