Open AccessStudy of Thermal Supply Mode of Floating Nuclear Power Plant in Offshore Oil and Gas Fields
Author(s) -
Shengqiang Zou,
Daxin Gong,
Jinzhou Song,
Jianshe Zhao,
X. H. Zhang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/701/1/012017
Subject(s) - submarine pipeline , petroleum engineering , thermal , thermal power station , environmental science , marine engineering , flow assurance , pipeline transport , pipeline (software) , nuclear power , nuclear power plant , oil field , offshore oil and gas , nuclear engineering , engineering , waste management , environmental engineering , mechanical engineering , meteorology , physics , chemistry , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry , hydrate , nuclear physics
The floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) is a solution to the thermal supply in offshore oil and gas fields, including the applications in thermal recovery and flow assurance. The output power of marine reactors under development in China matches the thermal demand of offshore oil fields. In order to analyse the thermal supply mode, the following aspects are investigated: the application scenarios, the thermal loss of the thermal supply pipeline, and the selection of platform type. Then, a case study is presented to illustrate the applicability of FNPP in the Bohai Sea for the enhancement of oil recovery. The case shows that the current solution works well with the offshore marginal oil field. The future solution is also discussed as to further improve the economy of FNPP.