Designing Solvents for Difficult Extraction Processes

The University of Calgary was awarded their first Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in 2014, bringing Dr. Steven Bryant to Calgary to take up the CERC in Materials Engineering for Unconventional Oil Reservoirs. Bryant’s leading work in materials engineering is focused on improving the efficiency of in-situ oil recovery in the oil sands using advances in nanotechnology. Bryant and his team are hoping to use less steam, recover more oil, and reduce — and ultimately eliminate — the carbon footprint of unconventional hydrocarbon extraction.

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Traditional solvents (including water, CO2, toluene, or naphtha) have been explored for increasing the hydrocarbon recovery factor from a wide variety of reservoirs. Although often successful, these strategies result in environmental impacts and, in the case of volatile, non-aqueous solvents, also present safety concerns. Reducing the environmental impact of hydrocarbons processing is motivating a wide range of technological developments. We have developed a waterless technology using ionic liquids (ILs, salts that are liquid at temperatures below 100 °C) for complete hydrocarbon recovery at ambient temperature. Such technology has been shown to efficiently mobilize bitumen from oil sands, kerogen from oil shales, and tight oil. This technology does not create greenhouse gas emissions like current extraction practices and, in the case of bitumen extraction, can be tuned to ore quality, enabling production from a wide range of ores with essentially the same process. The design of the ionic liquid results in alternatives for the separation of bitumen and hence options for the design of the process. While still at its initial steps, this approach shows significant promise as an attractive method to continue to derive economic benefit from Alberta’s oil sands without negatively impacting water resources. A start-up company has licensed the technology and is currently working on the scale up process.Event DetailsParticipants will be expected to engage with their tablemates, sharing constructive feedback for the technology developer and their experience in moving analogous technologies forward. Agenda &amp; Schedule:11:30 – Gathering &amp; Lunch12:00 – Welcome, opening remarks, introductions12:05 – Technology Overview – Speakers: Steven Bryant – Paula Berton12:25 – Breakout 1: Constructive feedback (value and barriers)12:45 – Breakout 2: Guidance and advice (best practices and next steps)1:15 – CloseFor information on the next event in this series (High-performance Foams: Making Gases Effective in Any Reservoir) or to register, click <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/high-performance-foams-making-gases-effective-in-any-reservoir-tickets-77571880583" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>._____________________________________About the CRIN Novel Hydrocarbon Extraction Technology Event SeriesThis series is intended to highlight live case studies in moving technologies from the lab to the field. The format not only allows participants time to provide constructive feedback but also space to teach each other lessons learned developing analogue technologies. By exploring these case studies, the CRIN Novel Hydrocarbon Extraction community will be more aware of producer challenges, innovator solutions, and the proven tactics and tools for more effective innovation.

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