CA2315596A1 - Apparatus and method for the recovery of bitumen from tar sands - Google Patents
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. ",. .. CA 02315596 2000-08-04 AN ALTERNATIVE FOR THE RECOVERY OF BITUMEN FROM
THE ATHABASCA TAR SANDS
Summary:
This document presents an alternative process for the recovery of bitumen -from the Athabasca tar sands. Current technology is limited in its applicability, environmental acceptabil~,ty, cost and therefore, in its overall efficacy. A typical operation for a 100,000 barrel/day bitumen production facility costs over $1 billion to build and over $5.00 /barrel to operate while having significant environmental debits.
The following alternative offers an environmentally superior process and applicability in~ relatively small increments. It is forecast to cost about $500 million to build a 100,000 barrel/day bitumen production facility which would have an equivalent operating cost of $2.58 /barrel.
Introduction:
The Athabasca tar sands in northeastern Alberta are estimated to contain some 300 billion barrels of bitumen heavy oil. Of this total, some 80 billion barrels have been estimated to be accessible for recovery through surface mining methods.
The Suncor Energy predecessor, Crreat Canadian Oil Sands, initiated commercial operation employing the current technology of bitumen recovery from the tar sands in 1967.
Subsequently, Syncrude Canada Ltd. commenced operation in 1978. These two operations, the only ones based on tar sand mining, recover a total of approximately 400,000 barrels of bitumen per day.
In both companies the technology employed has developed little since the mid 1960s, although there have been changes in mining methodology. The original mining operations, at GCOS were based on bucketwheel excavator mining and conveyor transport and at Syncrude on dragline excavation, bucketwheel reclaim and conveyor transport. These technologies were selected at the inception of these projects, over shovel mining and truck haulage, because large shovels and trucks had not been developed by that time.
Current TechnoloQv The bitumen recovery from surface mined tar sands entails the following steps:
~ Mine dewatering and muskeg removal ~ Overburden stripping and haulage ~ Construction of tailings pond starter dikes with overburden ~ Ore mining and haulage ~ Ore preparation (size reduction and water addition to form a slurry) ~ Hydro-transport of the ore slurry to processing plants by way of pumps and pipelines ~ Bitumen flotation as an aerated froth by way of thickener type vessels and air induced flotation cells.
~ Tailings disposal by hydro-transport to tailings ponds ~ Reclaim of water from the tailings ponds and its re-circulation to processing plants ~ Reclaim and re-handling of fine solids sludge from the tailings ponds to mix with coarse tailings in the manufacture of consolidated tailings.
~ Continuing construction of tailings pond dikes ~ Removal of air, bulk water and coarse solids from the aerated bitumen froth ~ Removal of remaining water and solids from the bitumen ~ Upgrading of the bitumen to synthetic crude oil products ~ Remediation of tailings ponds and reforestation of disturbed land arears This recovery process requires transport of massive quantities of overburden and other waste material, tar sand ore and the attendant large quantities of water over very Iong distances. The bitumen comprises only about 7-12% of the ore mass, rendering the scheme largely a material handling undertaking. The support facilities, equipment, personnel and energy requirements are correspondingly massive and expensive.
Costs Based on Current Technoloav The development and installation of a tar sand facility capable of producing about 100,000 barrels per day of aerated bitumen froth is estimated to cost over $1 billion Canadian.
The attendant operating costs are estimated to run at about $5.50 Canadian per barrel of this raw bitumen froth.
Alternative Technology Over the last few years, two engineers each with over 25 years of experience in all aspects of the specification, conceptual and process design as well as detailed design, installation, startup and operation, have developed an alternative to the above technology. The two engineers, Bill Lavender and Harry Kaethler, have worked together over many years. They are convinced that this alternative technology has the potential to revolutionize the industry.
Their detailed estimates indicate a capital cost of approximately $500 million Canadian for a 100,000 barrels per day bitumen production facility. This facility would have an operating cost of approximately $2.58 Canadian per barrel of bitumen. As well, their scheme can be implemented in 25,000 barrel per day increments without significant economic penalty. This provides a way for small operators to start in the business without economic disadvantage.
This technology enjoys very substantial advantage over the current technology in the environmental and conservation areas of ~ Much higher energy efficiency and attendant much lower carbon dioxide generation.
~ Much smaller disturbed land footprint.
~ No tailings ponds with the attendant need for remediation, a significant end of project cost and a matter of public concern.
~ Concurrent land reclamation and re-vegetation.
~ No ore sterilization by tailings ponds because there are none.
~ The economic superiority allows the recovery of ore that under current technology is marginal due to its grade and/or overburden stripping ratio. This increases the value of the ore reserve.
~ Much reduced air pollution from diesel fueled vehicles.
~ Much reduced draw on fresh water resources.
The Prouosal To assess the potential of this alternative technology and develop the necessary engineering criteria for commercial implementation, it is proposed that a development program be undertaken. This program would involve testing of the key scheme elements, in full scale. All of these key elements are in commercial use in other industries and can be classed as "off the =shelf '. Scale-up risk is eliminated because it is feasible and practical to test, in full scale, the sub-elements of which the key elements are comprised. ' The testing is to take place in the field, on representative ore in order to eliminate the risks typically encountered in the implementation of projects from laboratory to commercial scale. This testing program is not a piloting program and consequently is much less costly than some of the programs that the industry has undertaken over the years.
This program of testing the key elements, together with a $1 million allowance to purchase access to a suitable lease, development engineering including a feasibility study pertaining to a specific ore body/lease, is valued at $4 million Canadian and is expected to be performed over a six month period.
It is the source of funding for this development program that is being sought.
In return for providing the funds the funding agency would acquire an equity position in the commercialization of this new technology, the share to be negotiated.
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BITUMEN t/h 240 1 151 45 60 42 18 21 15 6 ATER t/h 100 735 2124 637 2205 1544 661 2169 1568 601 SOLIDS t/h 1660 32 1861 1638 1858 222 1631 1792 215 1577 TOTAL tlh 200b 768 4136 2320 4118 1808 2310 3982 1798 218 _ BITUMEN Wt 12,0 0.1 3.7 1.9 1.5 2.3 0.8 0.5 0.8 0.3 ATER % 5.0 95.7 51.3 27.5 53.5 85.4 28.6 54,5 87.2 27.5 SOUDS wt 83.0 42 45.0 70.fj45.0 12.3 70.6 45.0 12.0 72.2 %
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THE ATHABASCA TAR SANDS
Summary:
This document presents an alternative process for the recovery of bitumen -from the Athabasca tar sands. Current technology is limited in its applicability, environmental acceptabil~,ty, cost and therefore, in its overall efficacy. A typical operation for a 100,000 barrel/day bitumen production facility costs over $1 billion to build and over $5.00 /barrel to operate while having significant environmental debits.
The following alternative offers an environmentally superior process and applicability in~ relatively small increments. It is forecast to cost about $500 million to build a 100,000 barrel/day bitumen production facility which would have an equivalent operating cost of $2.58 /barrel.
Introduction:
The Athabasca tar sands in northeastern Alberta are estimated to contain some 300 billion barrels of bitumen heavy oil. Of this total, some 80 billion barrels have been estimated to be accessible for recovery through surface mining methods.
The Suncor Energy predecessor, Crreat Canadian Oil Sands, initiated commercial operation employing the current technology of bitumen recovery from the tar sands in 1967.
Subsequently, Syncrude Canada Ltd. commenced operation in 1978. These two operations, the only ones based on tar sand mining, recover a total of approximately 400,000 barrels of bitumen per day.
In both companies the technology employed has developed little since the mid 1960s, although there have been changes in mining methodology. The original mining operations, at GCOS were based on bucketwheel excavator mining and conveyor transport and at Syncrude on dragline excavation, bucketwheel reclaim and conveyor transport. These technologies were selected at the inception of these projects, over shovel mining and truck haulage, because large shovels and trucks had not been developed by that time.
Current TechnoloQv The bitumen recovery from surface mined tar sands entails the following steps:
~ Mine dewatering and muskeg removal ~ Overburden stripping and haulage ~ Construction of tailings pond starter dikes with overburden ~ Ore mining and haulage ~ Ore preparation (size reduction and water addition to form a slurry) ~ Hydro-transport of the ore slurry to processing plants by way of pumps and pipelines ~ Bitumen flotation as an aerated froth by way of thickener type vessels and air induced flotation cells.
~ Tailings disposal by hydro-transport to tailings ponds ~ Reclaim of water from the tailings ponds and its re-circulation to processing plants ~ Reclaim and re-handling of fine solids sludge from the tailings ponds to mix with coarse tailings in the manufacture of consolidated tailings.
~ Continuing construction of tailings pond dikes ~ Removal of air, bulk water and coarse solids from the aerated bitumen froth ~ Removal of remaining water and solids from the bitumen ~ Upgrading of the bitumen to synthetic crude oil products ~ Remediation of tailings ponds and reforestation of disturbed land arears This recovery process requires transport of massive quantities of overburden and other waste material, tar sand ore and the attendant large quantities of water over very Iong distances. The bitumen comprises only about 7-12% of the ore mass, rendering the scheme largely a material handling undertaking. The support facilities, equipment, personnel and energy requirements are correspondingly massive and expensive.
Costs Based on Current Technoloav The development and installation of a tar sand facility capable of producing about 100,000 barrels per day of aerated bitumen froth is estimated to cost over $1 billion Canadian.
The attendant operating costs are estimated to run at about $5.50 Canadian per barrel of this raw bitumen froth.
Alternative Technology Over the last few years, two engineers each with over 25 years of experience in all aspects of the specification, conceptual and process design as well as detailed design, installation, startup and operation, have developed an alternative to the above technology. The two engineers, Bill Lavender and Harry Kaethler, have worked together over many years. They are convinced that this alternative technology has the potential to revolutionize the industry.
Their detailed estimates indicate a capital cost of approximately $500 million Canadian for a 100,000 barrels per day bitumen production facility. This facility would have an operating cost of approximately $2.58 Canadian per barrel of bitumen. As well, their scheme can be implemented in 25,000 barrel per day increments without significant economic penalty. This provides a way for small operators to start in the business without economic disadvantage.
This technology enjoys very substantial advantage over the current technology in the environmental and conservation areas of ~ Much higher energy efficiency and attendant much lower carbon dioxide generation.
~ Much smaller disturbed land footprint.
~ No tailings ponds with the attendant need for remediation, a significant end of project cost and a matter of public concern.
~ Concurrent land reclamation and re-vegetation.
~ No ore sterilization by tailings ponds because there are none.
~ The economic superiority allows the recovery of ore that under current technology is marginal due to its grade and/or overburden stripping ratio. This increases the value of the ore reserve.
~ Much reduced air pollution from diesel fueled vehicles.
~ Much reduced draw on fresh water resources.
The Prouosal To assess the potential of this alternative technology and develop the necessary engineering criteria for commercial implementation, it is proposed that a development program be undertaken. This program would involve testing of the key scheme elements, in full scale. All of these key elements are in commercial use in other industries and can be classed as "off the =shelf '. Scale-up risk is eliminated because it is feasible and practical to test, in full scale, the sub-elements of which the key elements are comprised. ' The testing is to take place in the field, on representative ore in order to eliminate the risks typically encountered in the implementation of projects from laboratory to commercial scale. This testing program is not a piloting program and consequently is much less costly than some of the programs that the industry has undertaken over the years.
This program of testing the key elements, together with a $1 million allowance to purchase access to a suitable lease, development engineering including a feasibility study pertaining to a specific ore body/lease, is valued at $4 million Canadian and is expected to be performed over a six month period.
It is the source of funding for this development program that is being sought.
In return for providing the funds the funding agency would acquire an equity position in the commercialization of this new technology, the share to be negotiated.
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FEED UIF STG O'FLOWU'FLOWFEED O'FLOWU'FL04Y
FEED
BITUMEN t/h 240 1 151 45 60 42 18 21 15 6 ATER t/h 100 735 2124 637 2205 1544 661 2169 1568 601 SOLIDS t/h 1660 32 1861 1638 1858 222 1631 1792 215 1577 TOTAL tlh 200b 768 4136 2320 4118 1808 2310 3982 1798 218 _ BITUMEN Wt 12,0 0.1 3.7 1.9 1.5 2.3 0.8 0.5 0.8 0.3 ATER % 5.0 95.7 51.3 27.5 53.5 85.4 28.6 54,5 87.2 27.5 SOUDS wt 83.0 42 45.0 70.fj45.0 12.3 70.6 45.0 12.0 72.2 %
wt %
HEAT CAPACITYBtuIIb/F0.2950.9480,6230.44 0.6350.8760.446 0.64 0.8860.437 SPECIFIC 1.44 1.03 1.72 2.15 1.72 1.17 z.16 1.72 1.16 2.18 TOTAL VOLUMEACFM
TEMPERATUREDEC 32 195 145 145 160 160 160 t 170 170 ~ 7d MATERIAL BALANC:F
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.603 2 272 1487 108 331 1 255 279 613 895 ~~~
186 Z 1855 1815 424 331 ~ 44Q 279 613 1060 0.3 0.0 0.3 5.8. 55.0 0.0 0.0 30.0 0:0 0.0 0.4 27.6 100.014,7 81.9 25.5 100.0t 58.0 100.0100.0 84,4 OQ.O
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