Possibility of using associated petroleum gas as a fuel for a production boiler house

Abstract

Current legislation of the Russian Federation sets requirements for oil companies for utilization of produced associated petroleum gas (APG) at the level of 95%. Thus limiting its burning in torches in the fields. The most convenient way of APG utilization for oil companies is to pump it back into the reservoir, which sometimes allows to increase oil recovery. APG is also used for commercial generation of electricity and heat in fields by burning in gas turbine and gas-piston installations. Given the cheapness of associated gas in comparison with natural gas (NG), it is promising to replace NG with APG for large production boilers located in the immediate vicinity of the associated petroleum gas pipeline. The article provides a comparative analysis of the parameters of APG and NG, a scheme for preliminary preparation of APG for its subsequent combustion in the boiler room, an analysis of the performance of the boiler house to generate thermal energy, the feasibility of using APG as the main fuel for the production boiler room.