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US 2020/0355365 A1Published application
Production of renewable fuel for steam generation for heavy oil extraction
AssigneeKore Infrastructure
InventorJoseph E. Zuback
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for improving the efficiency and reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuels produced from heavy oil extracted with the steam injection process, by replacing natural gas from fossil fuel sources with a substitute renewable gas produced from solid carbonaceous materials while co-producing a solid carbonaceous byproduct.
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A method for heavy oil extraction by a reduced-carbon process, the method comprising:
- receiving a heating gas and a solid, carbon-based input in a gas production process,
- heating the solid carbon-based input, by the heating gas to produce an output gas and a carbonaceous solid output;
- using a first portion of the output gas to provide energy for a steam generator;
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- using steam from the steam generator in the heavy oil extraction process.
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