Estimation on Global Reaction Heat for the Aromatization Process of Liquefied Petroleum Gas

The reaction heat effect analysis for the aromatization process of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) was completed in this paper. In order to characterize this complex reaction system, one set of independent reactions was determined by means of atomic coefficient matrix method. Based on reaction thermodynamic and stoichiometric knowledge, the heat effect, Gibbs free energy change and equilibrium constant for each independent reaction was calculated for the specified conditions. Under these conditions, based on the initial and final composition data from LPG aromatization experiments, the actual extent of reaction for each independent reaction was determined. Furthermore, the global reaction heat and adiabatic temperature rise of LPG aromatization reaction system could be estimated. This work would provide a theoretical guidance for the design and scale-up of reactor for LPG aromatization process, as well as for the selection of proper operating conditions.

An Improved Calculation of the Thermodynamically Based Allocation of Cumulative Exergy Consumption in the Petroleum Distillation Process

One of the most common problems arising from the application of exergy analysis is the allocation of cumulative exergy consumption （CExC） in the petroleum distillation process yielding several useful products. Based on the concept of exergy, an improved calculation of the minimum separation power of product （MSPP） in the petroleum distillation process is provided in this article. The calculation of MSPP can be derived from the concept of exergy. The related mathematical models are established. Finally, application of this method to a case study is given, and the results are compared with the ones using mass as an allocation parameter.

Needs and Challenges of Nigeria Petroleum Industry in Assessing Process Safety Cumulative Risk

A cross-sectional exploratory assessment of the needs and challenges of petroleum industry in Nigeria, in assessing process safety cumulative risk for major accidents prevention was investigated. A purposive cum random sampling technique was used in this study, among selected petroleum companies operating in Nigeria. Survey questionnaires were received from 216 participants made up of asset integrity engineers/operators, process safety experts, production safety professionals in the petroleum industry in Nigeria. Data analyses were carried out to cover descriptive and inferential statistics. Overall, the study recognized that assessing process safety cumulative risk is not a simple process due largely to the changing nature of safety critical barriers degradation data. The study result showed four main challenges faced by petroleum industries in Nigeria, in assessing process safety cumulative risk: 1) the study showed that 94% of the respondents agreed that there is limited accessibility to safety critical barriers degradation data (little automation). Also 2) 94% of the respondents accounted for poor knowledge of process safety cumulative risk is and agreed it to be of low rating. The result further showed that 3) 90% of the respondents demonstrated that there are no guidance and procedures in assessing process safety cumulative risk and finally 4) 92% of the respondents reported that there is no real-time risk visualization model/ tool. Addressing these issues and challenges by the petroleum industries in the study area, will lead to successful assessment of process safety cumulative risk, thereby reducing the risk of major accidents.

《China Petroleum Processing and Petrochemical Technology》征订启事

China Petroleum Processing and Petrochemical Technology(中国炼油与石油化工)(ISSN 1008-6234;CN 11-4012/TE)创刊于1999年,季刊,是中国出版的炼油和石油化工方面的第一份英文期刊,由石油化工科学研究院主办,属综合(指导)类科技期刊,报道内容以中国国内信息为主,兼顾世界各地的重要科技动态。

APPLICATION OF HOT-PRESS SINTERING TECHNIQUE TO EXPLOSIVE CHARGE LINER OF PETROLEUM PERFORATION BULLET

A new method for manufacturing explosive charge liner of petroleum perforation bullet, using hot press sintering technique, has been introduced in the paper. The sintering process of making explosive charge liner has been investigated. The mechanical test and SEM analysis indicate that the property of the liner produced by the process is satisfied.

气相色谱-质谱在石油行业的应用

从气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)技术的发展历程出发,介绍了该技术在石油分析领域中的应用,包括上游油页岩有机质母质来源鉴定,汽油、润滑油、矿物油等下游产品组分分析,以及化工生产过程分析和预测等方面均效果显著。随着石油产品的高端化和精细化发展,GC-MS技术面临着新的挑战和机遇,一系列新技术如快速GC-MS、GC+GC-MS、GC×GC-MS和GC-TOF-MS等的出现,将为石油行业的上下游分析开辟新的途径。

Control Factors and Diversities of Phase State of Oil and Gas Pools in the Kuqa Petroleum System

Based on the analysis of the hydrocarbon geochemical characteristics in the Kuqa petroleum system of the Tarim Basin, this study discusses the causes and controlling factors of the phase diversities and their differences in geochemical features. According to the characteristics and differences in oil and gas phase, the petroleum system can be divided into five categories： oil reservoir, wet gas reservoir, condensate gas-rich reservoir, condensate gas-poor reservoir and dry gas reservoir. The causes for the diversities in oil and gas phases include diversities of the sources of parent material, maturity of natural gas and the process of hydrocarbon accumulation of different hydrocarbon phases. On the whole, the Jurassic and Triassic terrestrial source rocks are the main sources for the hydrocarbon in the Kuqa Depression. The small differences in parent material may cause diversities in oil and gas amount, but the impact is small. The differences in oil and gas phase are mainly affected by maturity and the accumulation process, which closely relates with each other. Oil and gas at different thermal evolution stage can be captured in different accumulation process.

Dynamic Systems of Petroleum Accumulation in the Nanpu Depression,Bohai Bay Basin,China

It is significant to distinguish the dynamic systems of petroleum accumulation （DSPA） for the understanding of petroleum accumulation and distribution. According to the formation pressure framework, genetic types of petroleum and characteristics of conduit systems, three dynamic systems of petroleum accumulation were identified in the vertical profile in the Nanpu depression, Bohai Bay basin. The deeper DSPA （including formations Es3 to Es2） is a sealed system with high-overpressure and high-mature self-sourced oil. Most of the crude oil in the system accumulated in the periods of late Oligocene （23.5 Ma） and late Pliocene （2.4 Ma）. The middle DSPA （including formations Es~ to Edl） is an overpressured half-sealed system with mature or lower-mature self-sourced oil. The accumulation of oil in the system also occurred in the late Oligocene （23.5 Ma） and late Pliocene （2.4 Ma）. The shallower DSPA （including formations Ed2 to Q） is a hydrostatic system with lower-mature aliensourced oil from the middle system. Oil within this system accumulated only in the late Pliocene period. The oil in the shallower system migrated vertically along the faults from the formerly accumulated oil in the middle system by lateral migration along the sandbodies, whereas petroleum accumulation in the deeper system was mainly derived from the system itself by lateral migration along the sandbodies and rarely migrated out of the system. In this case, it seems that the deeper system is a more potential exploration prospect in addition to the other two proved favorable systems.

Group separation of coal components and new ideas of coal utilization as petroleum

Four different groups of components were separated from coal under mild conditions of extraction and stripping process. Within these groups, and with pre-separation, individual utilization of all coal components can be realized, similar to petroleum components and enhance the inherent value and utilization value of coal, as well as increase environmental benefits. The characteristics of each component were analyzed with measurements by FTIR, GC/MS, TEM and the establishment of caking properties. The results show that coal can be separated into residues, ultra-pure coal, asphaltene components and light components by adding solvents for stripping into the CS2/NMP mixed extraction solution. Those four groups of components present great differences in the presence of carbon and hydrogen elements, in the structure of functional groups, in their macroscopic structure and micro-morphology and caking properties. Every component possesses its own inherent values and approaches. A new idea of coal processes and utilization, similar to the use of petroleum is proposed.

Production sharing contract: An analysis based on an oil price stochastic process

Assuming that oil price follows the stochastic processes of Geometric Brownian Motion （GBM） or the Mean-Reverting Process （MRP）, this paper takes the net present value （NPV） as an economic index and models the PSC in 11 different scenarios by changing the value of each contract element （i.e. royalty, cost oil, profit oil as well as income tax）. Then the NPVs are shown in probability density graphs to investigate the effect of different elements on contract economics. The results show that under oil price uncertainty the influence of profit oil and income tax on NPV are more significant than those of royalty and cost oil, while a tax holiday could improve the contractor＇s financial status remarkably. Results also show that MRP is more appropriate for cases with low future oil price volatility, and GBM is best for high future oil price volatility.

Evaluation of Petroleum System in Xihu Depression, East China Sea Shelf Basin

According to the theory of petroleum system and the characteristics of petroleum geology, the Xihu depression in the East China Sea shelf basin is divided into four petroleum systems: the Pinghu Formation as source rock and the Huagang Formation as reservoir rock, the Huagang Formation as source rock and reservoir rock, the Paleocene as source rock and the burial-hill as reservoir rock, and the Miocene as source rock and reservoir rock. The system with the Pinghu Formation as source rock and the Huagang Formation as reservoir rock is the most important one in the depression, which has high hydrocarbon generation and accumulation efficiency and is the most important object to hydrocarbon exploration at present.

Study on fault-controlled hydrocarbon migration and accumulation process and models in Zhu I Depression

Through the analysis of the faults and their internal structure in Zhu I Depression,it is found that the internal structure of the late fault is obviously segmented vertically.It develops unitary structure(simple fault plane)in shallow layers,binary structure(induced fracture zone in hanging wall and sliding fracture zone in footwall)in middle,layers and ternary structure(induced fracture zone in hanging wall and sliding fracture zone in middle,and induced fracture zone in footwall)in deep layers.Because the induced fracture zone is a high porosity and permeability zone,and the sliding fracture zone is a low porosity and ultra-low permeability zone,the late fault in middle layers has the character of"transporting while sealing".The late fault can transport hydrocarbon by its induced fracture zone in the side of the hanging wall and seal hydrocarbon by its sliding fracture zone in the side of the footwall.In deep layers,the late fault has the character of"dual-transportation",induced fracture zones in both sides of hanging wall and footwall can transport hydrocarbon.The early fault that only developed in the deep layers is presumed to be unitary structure,which plays a completely sealing role in the process of hydrocarbon migration and accumulation due to inactivity during the hydrocarbon filling period.Controlled by hydrocarbon source,early/late faults,sand bodies and traps,two reservoir-forming models of"inverted L"and"stereo-spiral"can be proposed in middle layers,while two reservoir-forming models of"cross fault"and"lateral fault sealing"are developed in the deep layers of Zhu I Depression.

PetroleumSystems of Chagan Depression,Yingen-Ejinaqi Basin, Northwest China

In order to further the course of petroleum exploration and development in the Chagan （查干） depression in the Yingen（银根）-Ejinaqi （额济纳旗） basin, Northwest China, the major characteristics of the petroleum systems were comprehensively analyzed, including the essential geological elements, processes, and oil characteristics. Petroleum system theory and quantitative simulation techniques were used. The dolomitic mudstone and shale of the Second Member of the Bayingebi （巴音戈壁） Formation are the major source rocks, with higher organic matter content and greater intensities of hydrocarbon generated and expelled. The sandstone in the First Member of the Suhongtu （苏红图） Formation is the main reservoir rock. The mudstone in the Second Member of the Suhongtu Formation is the most important seal. The crude oil discovered so far has a close relationship with the source rock in the Second Member of the Bayingebi Formation. There are three petroleum systems in the Chagan depression. The primary system is the Second Member of the Bayingebi Formation-the First Member of the Suhongtu Formation, which is the most important target for hydrocarbon exploration in the depression.

Overview on Routes for Development of China's Petroleum Refining Technology

China has formed a complete and packaged system of domestic petroleum refining industry. Till 2020 the demand for petroleum products in China will record a sharp growth. However, China is currently confronted with a shortage of oil resources, unsatisfactory quality of petroleum products, a widening gap between demand and supply of steam cracking feedstocks, and a stern situation in environmental protection.In this context the petroleum refiners of China, while taking into account the actual conditions, should seek for the way of deep processing to produce transportation fuels and chemical feedstocks that can hardly be replaced by other energy forms, continue to bring into full play FCC process as core process for making finished oil products, speed up the development of hydrocracking to achieve integration between refining and chemical production, adopt measures that can combine feedstock pre-treatment, novel FCC technologies and after-treatment of products to improve the quality of finished products, as well as realize the recycling of wastewater and control over air pollution caused by SOx to accelerate the development of petroleum processing industry in China.

Challenges and countermeasures of log evaluation in unconventional petroleum exploration and development

To promote adaptation of logging evaluation technologies to the development trend of unconventional oil and gas exploration and development era in China,the current situation and challenges of logging evaluation technologies in China are analyzed systematically.Based on the concept of that demand drives technology development,and referring to the international leading technologies,development strategy of logging evaluation technology in China has been put forward.(1)Deepen petrophysics study:mobile 2 D NMR laboratory analysis technology for full diameter core should be developed,characteristic charts and evaluation standards of different fluid properties,different pore structures and different core exposure times should be established based on longitudinal and traverse relaxation spectra;in-depth digital rock experiment and mathematical and physical simulation research should be carried out to create innovative logging evaluation methods;acoustic and electrical anisotropy experimental analysis technology should be developed,and corresponding logging evaluation methods be innovated.(2)Strengthen target processing of logging data:precise inversion processing technology and sensitive information extraction technology of 2 D NMR logging should be developed to finely describe the micro-pore distribution in tight reservoir and accurately distinguish movable oil,bound oil,and bound water etc.The processing method of 3 D ultra-distance detection acoustic logging should be researched.(3)Develop special logging interpretation and evaluation methods:first,mathematical model for quantitatively describing the saturation distribution law of unconventional oil and gas near source and in source should be created;second,evaluation methods and standards of shale oil and deep shale gas"sweet-spots"with mobile oil content and gas content as key parameter separately should be researched vigorously;third,calculation methods of pore pressure under two high-pressure genetic mechanisms,under-compaction and hydrocarbon charging,should be improved;fourth,evaluation method of formation fracability considering the reservoir geologic and engineering quality,and optimization method of horizontal well fracturing stage and cluster based on comprehensive evaluation of stress barrier and lithologic barrier should be worked out.

Process intensification in gas/liquid/solid reaction in trickle bed reactors: A review

As an important form of reactors for gas/liquid/solid catalytic reaction,trickle bed reactors (TBRs) are widely applied in petroleum industry,biochemical,fine chemical and pharmaceutical industries because of their flexibility,simplicity of operation and high throughput.However,TBRs also show inefficient production and hot pots caused by non-uniform fluid distribution and incomplete wetting of the catalyst,which limit their further application in chemical industry.Also,process intensification in TBRs is necessary as the decrease in quality of processed crude oil,caused by increased exploitation depths,and more restrictive environmental regulations and emission standards for industry,caused by increased environment protection consciousness.In recent years,lots of strategies for process intensification in TBRs have been proposed to improve reaction performance to meet the current and future demands of chemical industry from the environmental and economic perspective.This article summarizes the recent progress in techniques for intensifying gas/liquid/solid reaction in TBRs and application of intensified TBRs in petroleum industry.

Quantitative Estimation of Experts’Judgments on Petroleum Exploration

A new method in making judgment matrix is proposed based on a basic value of “importance” and a relative measure level of “importance”. Factors affecting petroleum exploration are analyzed and Experts’ judgment matrix on a geologic formation is given. Expected value of each factor is computed and the volume of recoverable oil is estimated.

One-step solvothermal synthesis of indium oxide as liquefied petroleum gas sensor

A liquefied petroleum gas （LPG） sensor with high selectivity, sensitivity and low power consumption has been developed based on indium oxide with very low resistance. Nanocrystalline In203 gas sensing materials were directly synthesized through a one-step controllable solvothermal process at 210 ℃ for 24 h, using InCI3.4H2O as the starting material, cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide （CTAB） as additive and ethanol as the solvent. The obtained samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, and transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. The results showed that indium oxide takes on uniform cubic shape with range size of 10~30 nm and fine dispersivity. Gas sensitivity was measured in a mixing static gas. The results indicated that 3.0 V is the best working voltage of the sensor to LPG. Sensitivity is 12.6. The response-time and recovery-time are 3 s and 10 s respectively. Power consumption is only around 200 mW.

Science and Technology of China Onshore Petroleum Industry Towards 21st Century（Part 4）

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