Sustainable production of hydrocarbon fields guided by full-cycle exergy analysis

Farajzadeh, R.

doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106204

Sustainable production of hydrocarbon fields guided by full-cycle exergy analysis

Title

Sustainable production of hydrocarbon fields guided by full-cycle exergy analysis

Author

Farajzadeh, R. (TU Delft Reservoir Engineering)

Date

2019-10-01

Abstract

To mitigate the negative impacts of hydrocarbon fuels on climate change complementary decision tools should be considered when selecting or evaluating the performance of a certain production scheme. The exergy analysis can give valuable information on the management of the oil and gas reservoirs. It can also be used to calculate the CO₂ footprint of the different oil recovery mechanisms. We contend that the concept of exergy recovery factor can be used as a powerful sustainability indicator in the production of the hydrocarbon fields. The exergy-zero recovery factor is determined by considering exergy balance of full cycle of hydrocarbon-production systems and defines boundaries beyond which production of hydrocarbons is no longer sustainable. An example of the exergy analysis is presented in the paper.

Subject

Carbon dioxide
Carbon neutral hydrocarbon fuels
Climate change
Exergy analysis
Life-cycle assessment

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106204

ISSN

0920-4105

Source

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 181

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