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Solar enhanced oil recovery; An assessment of economic feasibility

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There are several qualitative reasons why steam enhanced oil recovery (EOR) appears to be well suited to solar energy use. These include favorable characteristics with regard to energy utilization, land availability, energy form, and geographical location. A number of technical questions require further research before the characteristics of solar enhanced oil recovery (SEOR) can be precisely specified or optimum systems designed. However, a cost model based on a number of working assumptions indicates competitiveness with conventional fuel-burning EOR systems at crude prices and solar collector system costs which can be reasonably expected to occur in the near future; e.g., for a nominal parameter set, including a solar energy system cost of $200/m2, the breakeven crude oil price is $11.90/bbl.

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  • Bergeron, Kenneth D., 1979. "Solar enhanced oil recovery; An assessment of economic feasibility," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 4(6), pages 1127-1137.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:4:y:1979:i:6:p:1127-1137
    DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(79)90103-8
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    1. Huang, Chang & Hou, Hongjuan & Yu, Gang & Zhang, Le & Hu, Eric, 2020. "Energy solutions for producing shale oil: Characteristics of energy demand and economic analysis of energy supply options," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 192(C).

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