Article: A parabolic trough is a type of solar thermal collector that is straight in one dimension and curved as a parabola in the other two, lined with a polished metal mirror. The energy of sunlight which enters the mirror parallel to its plane of symmetry is focused along the focal line, where objects are positioned that are intended to be heated. For example, food may be placed at the focal line of a trough, which causes the food to be cooked when the trough is aimed so the Sun is in its plane of symmetry. Further information on the use of parabolic troughs for cooking can be found in the article about solar cookers.
For other purposes, there is often a tube, frequently a Dewar tube, which runs the length of the trough at its focal line. The mirror is oriented so that sunlight which it reflects is concentrated on the tube, which contains a fluid which is heated to a high temperature by the energy of the sunlight. The hot fluid can be used for many purposes. Often, it is piped to a heat engine, which uses the heat energy to drive machinery or to generate electricity. This solar energy collector is the most common and best known type of parabolic trough. The paragraphs below therefore concentrate on this type.
Efficiency
The trough is usually aligned on a north-south axis, and rotated to track the sun as it moves across the sky each day. Alternatively, the trough can be aligned on an east-west axis; this reduces the overall efficiency of the collector due to cosine loss but only requires the trough to be aligned with the change in seasons, avoiding the need for tracking motors. This tracking method approaches theoretical efficiencies at the spring and fall equinoxes with less accurate focusing of the light at other times during the year. The daily motion of the sun across the sky also introduces errors, greatest at the sunrise and sunset and smallest at solar noon. Due to these sources of error, seasonally adjusted parabolic troughs are generally designed with a lower concentration acceptance product.
Parabolic trough concentrators have a simple geometry, but their concentration is about 1/3 of the theoretical maximum for the same acceptance angle, that is, for the same overall tolerances of the system to all kinds of errors, including those referenced above. The theoretical maximum is better achieved with more elaborate concentrators based on primary-secondary designs using nonimaging optics which may nearly double the concentration of conventional parabolic troughs and are used to improve practical designs such as those with fixed receivers.
Heat transfer fluid (usually thermal oil) runs through the tube to absorb the concentrated sunlight. This increases the temperature of the fluid to some 400 °C. The heat transfer fluid is then used to heat steam in a standard turbine generator. The process is economical and, for heating the pipe, thermal efficiency ranges from 60-80%.
The overall efficiency from collector to grid, i.e. (Electrical Output Power)/(Total Impinging Solar Power) is about 15%, similar to PV (Photovoltaic Cells) but less than Stirling dish concentrators.
Design
A parabolic trough is made of a number of solar collector modules (SCM) fixed together to move as one solar collector assembly (SCA). A SCM could have a length up to or more. About a dozen or more of SCM make each SCA up to length. Each SCA is an independently tracking parabolic trough.
A SCM may be made as a single-piece parabolic mirror or assembled with a number of smaller mirrors in parallel rows. Smaller modular mirrors requires smaller machines to build the mirror, reducing cost. Cost is also reduced in case of the need of replacing a damaged mirror, like after a object hit (during bad weather or other causes).
In addition, V-type parabolic troughs exist which are made from 2 mirrors and placed at an angle towards each other.
In 2009, scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and SkyFuel teamed to develop large curved sheets of metal that have the potential to be 30% less expensive than today's best collectors of concentrated solar power by replacing glass-based models with a silver polymer sheet that has the same performance as the heavy glass mirrors, but at a much lower cost and much lower weight. It also is much easier to deploy and install. The glossy film uses several layers of polymers, with an inner layer of pure silver.
As this renewable source of energy is inconsistent by nature, methods for energy storage have been studied, for instance the single-tank (thermocline) storage technology for large-scale solar thermal power plants. The thermocline tank approach uses a mixture of silica sand and
quartzite rock to displace a significant portion of the volume in the tank. Then it is filled with the heat transfer fluid, typically a molten nitrate salt.
Variations Enclosed trough
The enclosed trough architecture encapsulates the solar thermal system within a greenhouse-like glasshouse. The glasshouse creates a protected environment to withstand the elements that can negatively impact reliability and efficiency of the solar thermal system.
Lightweight curved solar-reflecting mirrors are suspended within the glasshouse structure. A single-axis tracking system positions the mirrors to track the sun and focus its light onto a network of stationary steel pipes, also suspended from the glasshouse structure. Steam is generated directly using, oil field-quality water, as water flows from the inlet throughout the length of the pipes, without heat exchangers or intermediate working fluids.
The steam produced is then fed directly to the field’s existing steam distribution network, where the steam is continuously injected deep into the oil reservoir. Sheltering the mirrors from the wind allows them to achieve higher temperature rates and prevents dust from building up as a result from exposure to humidity. GlassPoint Solar, the company that created the Enclosed Trough design, states its technology can produce heat for EOR for about $5 per million British thermal units in sunny regions, compared to between $10 and $12 for other conventional solar thermal technologies.
Early commercial adaption
In 1897, Frank Shuman, a U.S. inventor, engineer and solar energy pioneer built a small demonstration solar engine that worked by reflecting solar energy onto square boxes filled with ether, which has a lower boiling point than water, and were fitted internally with black pipes which in turn powered a steam engine. In 1908 Shuman formed the Sun Power Company with the intent of building larger solar power plants. He, along with his technical advisor A.S.E. Ackermann and British physicist Sir Charles Vernon Boys, developed an improved system using mirrors to reflect solar energy upon collector boxes, increasing heating capacity to the extent that water could now be used instead of ether. Shuman then constructed a full-scale steam engine powered by low-pressure water, enabling him to patent the entire solar engine system by 1912.
Shuman built the world’s first solar thermal power station in Maadi, Egypt between 1912 and 1913. Shuman’s plant used parabolic troughs to power a 45-52 kilowatt (60-70 hp) engine that pumped more than 22,000 litres of water per minute from the Nile River to adjacent cotton fields. Although the outbreak of World War I and the discovery of cheap oil in the 1930s discouraged the advancement of solar energy, Shuman’s vision and basic design were resurrected in the 1970s with a new wave of interest in solar thermal energy. In 1916 Shuman was quoted in the media advocating solar energy's utilization, saying:
We have proved the commercial profit of sun power in the tropics and have more particularly proved that after our stores of oil and coal are exhausted the human race can receive unlimited power from the rays of the sun.
Commercial plants
List of solar thermal power stations
Most commercial plants utilizing parabolic troughs are hybrids; fossil fuels are used during night hours, but the amount of fossil fuel used is limited to a maximum 27% of electricity production, allowing the plant to qualify in the US as a renewable energy source. Because they are hybrids and include cooling stations, condensers, accumulators and other things besides the actual solar collectors, the power generated per square meter of area varies enormously.
As of 2014, the largest solar thermal power systems using parabolic trough technology include, the 354 MW SEGS plants in California, the 280 MW Solana Generating Station that features a molten salt heat storage, the 250 MW Genesis Solar Energy Project, that came online in 2014, as well as the Spanish 200 MW Solaben Solar Power Station, the 200 MW Solnova Solar Power Station, and the Andasol 1 solar power station, using a Eurotrough-collector.
See also Parabola Parabolic reflector Solar cooker
List of solar thermal power stations
References Bibliography
Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes http://books.google.com/books?id=UtZSAAAAMAAJ
Boca Raton London New York Washington, D.C. http://books.google.com/books?id=8aQDw14fQnkC
External links
Kramer Junction Solar Power Plants, satellite image, Google Map.
ParabolaTool - Tool for calculating the shape of a parabolic trough |
Source: SJV SPE News San Joaquin Valley Section Society of Petroleum Engineers Issue 321 November 2014 General Section Meeting 2 From the Chair 3 Subsurface Study 4 October Lookback 5 SPE Board Information 7 Petrowiki (Solar EOR) 8 Courses 10 Advertisements 17 Inside this issue: Editor & Asst. Editor: Mojtaba Ardali Mojtaba_Ardali@Oxy.com David Susko david.susko@bakerhughes.com Visit our website http://connect.spe.org/SJV/
November 17, 2014 General Section Meeting Distinguished Lecturer Topic: The Science and Engineering of Internal Corrosion Control in the Upstream Petro-leum Industry—Mainly About Managing Water Speaker: Mohsen Achour, ConocoPhillips Date: Monday, November 17, 2014 @ 11:30 AM Location: The Petroleum Club, 12th Floor, 5060 California Avenue, Bakersfield Cost: With online payment or RSVP: $25 members, $30 non-members Walk-ins: $30 members, $35 non-members Reservations: RSVP by Friday morning November 14th, using one of the three options: Using the corresponding link below to pay online using your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover or PayPal ac-count: PayPal Link for SPE Members - $25 PayPal Link for SPE Non-Members - $30 OR if the above links don’t work copy these links in your browser’s address box Members https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5T5S5WCV93CNU Non-Members https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=S7GABLKETWX32 OR Email Pamela Willis at PTWillis@aeraenergy.com or call Call (661) 665-5449 Walk-ins and attendees with email/phone RSVP must pay by cash at the door. Credit cards accepted at the door. RSVP no shows may be billed. ABSTRACT Unsuccessful control of internal corrosion has historical(cid:173)ly caused catastrophic incidents in the upstream petroleum industry. Corrosion control requires a synergy between a sound basis of design and an appropriate operability philoso(cid:173)phy. Equipment used in upstream operations may include cas(cid:173)ing, production tubings, risers, flowlines, pipelines, and facili(cid:173)ties. Corrosion control related decisions made at design level and guidelines set for operations will always be driven by water management. Guidelines to control corrosion are strongly based on water quality and movement within the equipment and the process. While corrosion prediction and mitigation involve thorough understanding and application of scientif(cid:173)ic concepts of water chemistry, flow dynamics, and transport phenomena, corrosion monitoring and inspection requires sound engineering prac-tices to track water, monitor changes and meet internal and external requirements. The success of corrosion control pro-grams is also strongly affected by the level of collaboration and integration within the asset integrity and operation teams. SPEAKER Mohsen Achour is leading the corrosion, inspection, and materials group of the Glob(cid:173)al Production Excellence Division of Cono(cid:173)coPhillips. He holds a PhD degree in chemi(cid:173)cal engineering and materials from Oklaho(cid:173)ma State University and an ad-junct profes(cid:173)sor honorary title from Ohio University Institute of Corrosion and Multiphase Technology Center. Achour has pub-lished more than 60 technical papers and holds patents in the areas of transport phenomena and corrosion. Page 2 SJV SPE News
Page 3 SJV SPE News From the Chair, Blythe Johnson, Chevron BlytheJohnson@Chevron.com Dear Members Thanksgiving is coming up. During this time everyone is usually busy spending time with family and friends, and of course preparing the fabulous Thanksgiving feast. There is a lot of information about Thanksgiving Safety out there and I would like to share a few of those safety tips. One of my favorite videos on the turkey fryer safety is William Shatner’s “Eat, Fry, Love”. You can find it on youtube. Safety tips for a Safe Thanksgiving: Stay in the kitchen when you are cooking and check on the food frequently. Keep children away from the stove (plan activities for the kids that keep them out of the kitchen) Keep the floor clear so you don’t have tripping hazards Make sure your smoke alarms are working. Be sure to keep a fire extinguisher in the kitchen in case of emergency, and teach your family how to use it SPE News for November There are several conferences and workshops being held this month: SPE Thermal Well Design and Integrity in Banff, Alberta on November 18-20, 2014. http://www.spe.org/events/14abn4/ SPE Petroleum Data-Driven Analytics: Decision Making and Value Delivery in Galveston, TX on November 19-20, 2014. http://www.spe.org/events/14agal/ SPE Well Integrity Workshop in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico on November 20-21, 2014. http://www.spe.org/events/14atux/ SPE HSSE-SR: Beyond Conventional Oil & Gas: New Social Opportunities and Risks Workshop in Banff, Alberta on December 2-3, 2014. http://www.spe.org/events/14abn5/ SPE Southern Extension of the Eagle Ford Shale: A Cross-border Collaboration Workshop in Corpus Christi, TX on December 2-3, 2014. http://www.spe.org/events/14acor/ Sincerely Your SJV SPE 2014-2015 Chair, Blythe Johnson
Thursday November 13th, 2014, Sub-Surface Study Group Meeting Topic: Monterey Shale Exploitation - A Five Year Look Back Speaker: Alan A. Burzlaff Date: Thursday, November, 13th, 2014 @ 11:30 AM Location: The Petroleum Club, 12th Floor, 5060 California Avenue, Bakersfield Cost: With online payment or RSVP: $25 members, $30 non-members Walk-ins: $30 members, $35 non-members Reservations: RSVP by Tuesday morning November 11th , using one of the three options: Using the corresponding link below to pay online using your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover or PayPal ac-count: Members https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=PY9C5CF4XHVHJ Non-Members https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TNPYJ987LGNKE OR Email Indar Singh at isingh@aeraenergy.com OR Call (661) 665-5243 Walk-ins and attendees with email/phone RSVP must pay by cash at the door. RSVP no shows may be billed. ABSTRACT: The race to tap the potential of the California Monterey Shale Formation as an unconventional oil play similar to the Bakken and Niobrara formations in the Rockies escalated in 2011 after the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) estimated 15 bil-lion barrels of technically recoverable shale oil trapped in the Monterey Shale. Now, it is down to 600 million barrels. In May 2014, EIA cut its estimated amount of recoverable oil from the Monterey Shale by 96 percent. What happened? The oil is still there but it has turned out to be harder to get out of the ground than expected. This presentation may help explain the current situation in the Monterey Shale exploitation by presenting a five-year look back of the production results for the renewed industry drilling campaign targeting unconventional oil reservoirs in the Mon-terey. Relying on public records, this lecture presents statistical information on the number of wells, Initial Productivity (IP), gas-oil ratio, water cut, and Expected Ultimate Recovery (EUR) for the onshore Monterey drilling activity during 2009–13 in the San Joaquin Valley of central California. Key fields include Rose, North Shafter, Asphalto, Railroad Gap, Buena Vista and Monument Junction fields. The production and reserves statistics are useful and informative to those interested in the pro-ductivity, economics and successful exploitation of the Monterey. SPEAKER: ALAN A. BURZLAFF is Vice-President and Managing Partner for MHA Petroleum Consultants, LLC. He manages the MHA office in Bakersfield, California. His consulting expertise includes reservoir engineering, numerical simulation, reserves re-porting, thermal recovery studies and property evaluation. He has authored SPE technical papers dealing with waterflood-ing, steamflood simulation and unconventional oil exploitation, most recently at the 2014 Western North America and Rocky Mountain Joint Conference and Exhibition. Mr. Burzlaff is a Licensed Professional Petroleum Engineer in the State of California and SPE member. He holds a BSc degree in Engineering Physics from the Colorado School of Mines. Page 4 SJV SPE News
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Page 6 SJV SPE News LOOKBACK for October 2014 Left -Cristian Garcia, Chair of SJV SPE Student Chapter, Right –Tom Hampton, Aera Energy LLC Senior Staff Reservoir Engineer.On September 25, Tom Hampton, Community Outreach, SPE Board member spoke to CSUB SJV SPE Student Chapter –Kick Off meeting about the benefits of belonging to SPE and how to utilize SPE to help their career. There were over 50+ students in attendance. They had a great kick off start for their year! They have great leadership and great SPE members.Tom Hampton, Community Outreach, SPE Board member speaking on Petroleum Engineering to CSUB ENGR 160 Orientation to Engineering, Professor Yiannis Ampatzidis, on October 3. 2-14
POSITION NAME COMPANY PHONE E-MAIL Section Chair Blythe Johnson Chevron (661) 281-5713 BlytheJohnson@chevron.com Program Pamela Willis Aera Energy LLC (661) 869-5790 PTWillis@aeraenergy.com Membership Tara Butler Enova Solutions (661) 327-2405 Tbutler@enovaes.com Secretary Jeff Kim Oxy Inc. (661) 412-5507 Jeff_kim@oxy.com Treasurer Keith Kostelnik Vintage Production Calif. (661) 412-5580 Keith_Kostelnik@oxy.com Surface Study Group Sub-Surface Study Group Indar Singh Aera Energy LLC (661) 665-5243 ISingh@aeraenergy.com Newsletter Editor Mojtaba (Reza) Ardali Oxy Inc. (661) 412-5536 Mojtaba_Ardali@oxy.com Newsletter Co-Editor David Susko Baker Hughes (661) 336-3408 David.Susko@bakerhughes.com Website Administration Continuing Education Program Craig Pauley Chevron (661) 391 4360 CraigPauley@chevron.com Continuing Education Arrangements Rakesh Trehan Oxy Inc. (661) 412-5486 Rakesh_Trehan@oxy.com Activities Matthew Merrimer Chevron (661) 448-84015 mminemier@chevron.com Community Outreach Education Tom Hampton Aera Energy LLC (661) 665-5227 TJHampton@aeraenergy.com Young Professionals Liaison Cenk Temizel Aera Energy LLC CTemizel@aeraenergy.com Award Nominations Jesse Frederick WZI Inc. (661) 326-1112 jfrdrck@wziinc.com Western NA Regional Director Tom Walsh Petrotechnical Resources (907) 230-9840 twalsh@petroak.com Student Chapter Faculty Advisor Dayanand Saini CSUB (661) 654-2661 dsaini@csub.edu Student Chapter President Cristian Garcia CSUB (661) 802-3058 csub.spe@outlook.com SJV SPE Board of Directors 2013- 2014 Page 7 SJV SPE News
Top 5 associated gas producing fields in California (DOGGR, 2013) Page 8 SJV SPE News PetroWiki Page of the Month Solar EOR Solar enhanced oil recovery, or solar EOR, is a form of thermal enhanced oil recovery (EOR), a technique applied by oil pro-ducers to extract more oil from maturing oil fields. Solar EOR uses CSP to use the sun’s energy to heat water and generate steam. The steam is injected into an oil reservoir to reduce the viscosity, or thin, heavy crude thus facilitating its flow to the surface. Thermal recovery processes, also known as steam injection, have traditionally burned natural gas to produce steam. Solar EOR is proving to be a viable alternative to gas-fired steam production for the oil industry. Solar EOR can gen-erate the same quality steam as natural gas, reaching temperatures up to 750˚F (400˚C) and 2,500 PSI. Types Central tower Originally designed electricity generation, central tower, or power tower technology, uses a field of large tracking mirrors, called heliostats, to concentrate the sunlight on a boiler filled with water that rests on a central tower. The sun’s energy is reflected on the boiler to produce steam, which is used to turn a traditional turbine and create electricity. For EOR, the proc-ess ends at steam production. High-temperature steam made from demineralized water in the tower receiver passes through a heat exchanger, generating lower temperature steam from high-contamination oilfield feedwater. The steam is then fed into distribution headers which lead to injection wells, conveying steam into the oil-bearing formation. Enclosed trough The enclosed trough architecture encapsulates the solar thermal system within a greenhouse-like glasshouse. The glass-house creates a protected environment to withstand the elements that can negatively impact reliability and efficiency of the solar thermal system. Lightweight curved solar-reflecting mirrors are suspended within the glasshouse structure. A single-axis tracking system positions the mirrors to track the sun and focus its light onto a network of stationary steel pipes, also suspended from the glasshouse structure. Steam is generated directly using, oil field-quality water, as water flows from the inlet throughout the length of the pipes, without heat exchangers or intermediate working fluids. The steam produced is then fed directly to the field’s existing steam distribution network, where the steam is continuously injected deep into the oil reservoir. Sheltering the mirrors from the wind allows them to achieve higher temperature rates and prevents dust from building up as a result from exposure to humidity. The company states its technology can produce heat for EOR for about $5 per million British thermal units in sunny regions, compared to between $10 and $12 for other conventional solar thermal technologies Purpose The global market for EOR technologies was $4.7 billion in 2009 and is expected to grow at a 5-year compound annual rate of 28 percent, reaching $16.3 billion in 2014. While quickly gaining traction, it is predicated solar EOR will have minimal impact on the market till 2015. As solar EOR scales up, oil producers will consume less gas for oil production. According to research analysts at Raymond James, solar EOR can be done more cost effectively than using gas, even as current depressed prices. Steam represents as much as 60 percent of the production cost for heavily oil extraction. In addi-tion to being cost competitive with gas, solar EOR provides a hedge against long-term gas price escalation. Long-term price projections put natural gas at $5.00/Mcf, considerably higher than the 2011 forecast of $3.75/Mcf. When an oil producer invests in a solar EOR system, all costs are upfront and the standard life of the equipment is 30 years. Continued on Next Page
Top 5 associated gas producing fields in California (DOGGR, 2013) Page 9 SJV SPE News Market The global market for EOR technologies was $4.7 billion in 2009 and is expected to grow at a 5-year compound an-nual rate of 28 percent, reaching $16.3 billion in 2014. While quickly gaining traction, it is predicated solar EOR will have minimal impact on the market till 2015. As solar EOR scales up, oil producers will consume less gas for oil pro-duction. According to research analysts at Raymond James, solar EOR can be done more cost effectively than using gas, even as current depressed prices. Steam represents as much as 60 percent of the production cost for heavily oil extraction. In addition to being cost competitive with gas, solar EOR provides a hedge against long-term gas price escalation. Long-term price projections put natural gas at $5.00/Mcf, considerably higher than the 2011 forecast of $3.75/Mcf. When an oil producer invests in a solar EOR system, all costs are upfront and the standard life of the equipment is 30 years. Projects 21Z in McKittrick, California GlassPoint Solar partnered with Berry Petroleum, California’s largest independent oil producer, to deploy the world’s first commercial solar EOR project. Commissioned in February 2011, the project is located on a 100-year old McKit-trick Oil Field in McKittrick, California. Coined the Kern County 21Z Solar Project, the system spans roughly one acre and will produce approximately one million Btus per hour of solar heat, replacing natural gas used for steam genera-tion. The solar EOR project was constructed in less than six weeks and is the first installation of GlassPoint's enclosed trough technology in an oil field. Coalinga in Coalinga, California In October 2011, Chevron Corp. and BrightSource Energy revealed a 29-megawatt solar- to-steam facility at the Coa-linga Oil Field in Fresno County, California. The Coalinga solar EOR project spans 100 acres and consists of 3,822 mir-ror systems, or heliostats, each with two 10-foot (3-meter) by 7-foot mirrors mounted on a 6-foot steel pole focusing light on a 327-foot solar tower. BrightSource was contracted to provide the technology, engineering and production and construction services, and Chevron Technology Ventures will manage operations of the project. The facility began construction in 2009. It was reported that Chevron spent more than its $28 million on the contract, and BrightSource has lost at least $40 million on the project and disclosed it will lose much more. Petroleum Development Oman In May 2013, GlassPoint Solar and Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) commissioned the Middle East's first solar EOR project.PDO is a joint venture between the Sultanate of Oman, Shell and Total. The 7 MW solar EOR facility pro-duces a daily average of 50 tons of emissions-free steam that feeds directly into existing thermal EOR operations at PDO's Amal West field in Southern Oman. The system in 27 times larger than GlassPoint's first installation at Berry Petroleum's 21Z oil field. Reports by Petroleum Development Oman indicate that the pilot was delivered on-time, under-budget, and above contract output specifications, with zero lost time injuries. In the first year of operations, the fully automated system successfully exceeded all performance tests and production targets. The system recorded a 98.6% uptime, significantly exceeding PDO’s expectations. Even during severe dust and sandstorms, the system has proven to maintain regular operations. Fore more information refer to: http://petrowiki.org/Solar_EOR
Page 10 SJV SPE News An Overview of Heavy Oil Recovery Instructor: Dr. Behrooz Fattahi Date: February 10th, 2015 (8:00 am to 5:00 pm) Location: University of Phoenix, 4900 California, Ave, Bakersfield, California. Announcement: SJV-SPE is proudly sponsoring “An Overview of Heavy Oil Recovery”. This one-day course is intended to provide an overview of heat and fluid flow in heavy oil reservoirs. Questions: Please call Craig Pauley @ 661-391-4360 (office); 661- 496-0707 (mobile) or e-mail CraigPauley@chevron.com if you have questions, or need additional information. Payment & Cost: Payment can be made by check at the door on the first day of class (RSVP in advance by e-mail), or register & pay with a credit card via PayPal (below). The price of this course is $940 per person. Lunch and beverages are included. RSVP via PayPal Link: An Overview of Heavy Oil Recovery Feb. 10, 2015 If you intend to pay for this class in a different manner, please contact CraigPauley@chevron.com Target Audience: The course is designed to serve as an introductory course in heavy oil recovery, providing background on a variety of heavy oil recovery techniques, with emphasis on steam injection recovery. Reservoir, production, and facilities engineers, geologists, and technicians, as well as their managers, participating in heavy oil production activities, will benefit from this course. Course Outline: Global demand and supply of energy Steamflood management Analytical heating models Well completions Post-steam injection recovery Surface facilities Screening, selection, design, and implementation Field experiences Other heavy oil recovery methods Basic concepts of thermal enhanced recovery Fundamentals of steam injection process and mechanics of recovery Considerations in steam injection projects development and operation Instructors Biography: Dr. Behrooz Fattahi holds Ph.D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering and in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University. After 37 years of working in the industry, he retired from Aera Energy LLC, an affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell and ExxonMobil companies, in 2014. He was the Heavy Oil Development Coordinator at Aera, and in his last position, as the Learning Advisor, he taught several internal company technical courses, including topics on reservoir engineering and enhanced oil recovery. Prior to joining the oil industry, Dr. Fattahi conducted research for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation, and taught a variety of courses in fluid dynamics and solid mechanics at Iowa State University. He joined the petroleum industry in 1977 by joining Shell International. Dr. Fattahi is a past member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and American Association of University Professors, and has served as a member of the United States National Petroleum Council. He has held many roles within Soci-ety of Petroleum Engineers International (SPE) leadership, including the Executive Editor of the SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering Journal, Director of the Western North America Region, President of SPE Americas Inc., and Vice President-Finance. Dr. Fattahi served as the 2010 President of SPE International. In retirement, he remains active as a member of the Board of the SPE Foundation, and as the 2014 President of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engi-neers, AIME. Special Requirements: none
Page 11 SJV SPE News B31.3 Process Piping Code Instructor: Jim E. Meyer, P. E. Date: March 2nd – 5th, 2015 (8:00 am to 5:00 pm) Location: University of Phoenix, 4900 California, Ave, Bakersfield, California. Announcement: SJV-SPE, in partnership with ASME, is proudly sponsoring a “B31.3 Process Piping Code” course. This 4-day course is intended to provide an introduction to the ASME B31.3 Process Piping Code. Questions: Please call Craig Pauley @ 661-391-4360 (office); 661- 496-0707 (mobile) or e-mail CraigPauley@chevron.com if you have questions, or need additional information. Payment & Cost: Payment can be made by check at the door on the first day of class (RSVP in advance by e-mail), or register & pay with a credit card via PayPal (below). The price of this course is $1,835 per person. Lunch and beverages are included. RSVP via PayPal Link: B31.3 Process Piping Code If you intend to pay for this class in a different manner, please contact CraigPauley@chevron.com Target Audience: This course is designed for engineers, managers and quality control personnel who are involved in the design, manufac-turing, fabrication and examination of process piping that is being built to the requirements of U.S. Codes & Standards. Course Outline: This course covers the requirements of B31.3 for design, analysis, materials, fabrication, testing and inspection of proc-ess piping systems. It explores the rules for various components including fittings, connections, bends, valves and spe-cialty components. Other topics include dimensions and ratings of components, fluid service requirements for joints, piping flexibility and support, welding, heat treatment, bending and forming, brazing and soldering, assembly, erection, examination and inspection. On completion of this course, students will be able to: Identify the responsibilities of personnel involved in the design, fabrication, assembly, erection, examination, in-spection, and testing of process piping Describe the scope and technical requirements of the ASME B31.3 Code Apply and implement the quality requirements that are defined in the ASME B31.3 Code.. The instructor asks students to bring specific problems/questions from your work to the class. Questions can also be sent to the instructor in advance. E-mail to CraigPauley@chevron.com, and these will be forwarded to the instructor. Most recently, Jim co-authored chapters in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Companion Guide, 4th Edition, covering the ASME B31.1 Power Piping Code and the B31.3 Process Piping Code. Past projects and work experience has in-volved major oil refineries, petrochemical plants, fossil, nuclear, solar and alternative energy generation, as well as cryo-genic and vacuum test facilities.
Page 12 SJV SPE News B31.3 Process Piping Code Instructors Biography: Jim E. Meyer, P.E., has over 40 years of experience in refining petrochemical, chemical, power generation and indus-trial facilities. He is a principal engineer at Louis Perry and Associates, a full service engineering and architectural firm, located in Wadsworth Ohio. Jim is experienced in overall project coordination/management, pressure equip-ment, piping design, analysis, specifications, support design, mechanical system requirements and documentation requirements. In particular, areas of his technical competence include ASME piping and pressure vessel codes, stress analysis, field troubleshooting piping system support, vibration, and expansion problems. Jim is a member of ASME and has been involved in the ASME B31.1 and ASME B31.3 Section committees for over 35 years. He is currently Chair of the ASME B31.3 Process Piping Section Committee, Chair of the ASME B31 Standards Committee, and serves on the ASME Board on Pressure Technology Codes and Standards. Jim has also served as Chair of ASME B31.1 Power Piping Code Section Committee. Most recently, Jim co-authored chapters in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Companion Guide, 4th Edition, cover-ing the ASME B31.1 Power Piping Code and the B31.3 Process Piping Code. Past projects and work experience has involved major oil refineries, petrochemical plants, fossil, nuclear, solar and alternative energy generation, as well as cryogenic and vacuum test facilities. Special Requirements: Each student should bring a calculator. Printed course materials do not include a B31.3 code book. For those who do not have access to the code book through their office, you may purchase a copy of the 2014 B31.3 code book, for $425, by contacting Craig Pauley in advance.
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“Bachus Pump Course” Page 20 SJV SPE News 300% Increase in Downhole Pump Run Life A recent Six Sigma Study shows 300% increase in downhole pump run life. Watch this 2 minute video comparing a downhole pump with a conventional plunger vs. a FARR plunger, Click here. You will be amazed. By making one small change in your downhole pumps, you will experience: 1. Reduce rig count on lease. 2. Reduce personnel and vehicles on lease. 3. Reduce Health & Safety incidents. 4. Reduce Exposure to Environmental Spill Incidents. 5. Reduce Operating Expenses and Save your company Money. You don’t even have to change your pump shop or pump supplier, just request a FARR Plunger in your next pump. Muth Pump has been in business for more than 15 years and we have more than 15,000 FARR Plungers in wells in 17 states in the USA and in 10 different countries. It is proven technology that works. Please visit our website www.muthpump.com or give us a call for more information. "By FARR, We Make Your Rod Pumps The Best In The Industry!" MUTH PUMP LLC 4308 Resnik Court #206 Bakersfield, CA 93313 Office (661) 588-8700 Fax (661) 836-1512
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