With the recent focus on water conservation in Alberta, we thought we’d do a short series of posts on how GERI's Direct Contact Steam Generation (DCSG) technology can help with this problem...
PART 1: "Steaming – the DCSG ‘free water’ component"
The Direct Contact Steam Generation (DCSG) process requires less water input, and less water treatment, compared to Once-Through Steam Generation (OTSG)/boilers for the same steam output.
In GERI’s DCSG, natural gas and oxygen are burned to create high-pressure steam, with all the products of combustion injected downhole. Since water is a natural product of the combustion reaction, GERI’s DCSG requires approximately 11% less fresh-water input compared to conventional steaming technologies (for the same steam output).
