П Р О М Ы С Л О В Ы Е В Е Т Р Я Н Ы Е Э Л Е К Т Р О С ТА Н Ц И И ДЛЯ ДОБЫЧИ ТЯЖЕЛОЙ НЕФТИ И ПРИРОДНЫХ БИТУМОВ

Abstract

Available oil fields are being depleted. But explored reserves of heavy oil and natural bitumen in the world are known to be at least 5.6 trillion barrels, which is about 2 times more than discovered reserves of conventional oil. To produce these hy- drocarbons, the formation must be heated to greatly reduce the viscosity of heavy oil and bitumen. Existing methods use superheated steam to heat the formation for 2-6 months. Steam is generated using natural gas and clean water. This leads to the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and to the deple- tion of rivers. To reduce the damage to nature, it is proposed to heat the formation simultaneously with steam and electrical current passing through the formation. It is proposed to use the electricity of the field wind farms designed with a vertical axis of rotation of the turbine. The design scheme of the station pro- vides stability in storm winds without a foundation, it can be mounted in 3-4 days, it is transportable and much less expensive than turbines with a horizontal axis of rotation. The technical characteristics of such field wind farms are discussed.