TY  - JOUR
T1  - Analysis of Steam Injection and <I>in situ</I> Combustion Methods of Mining Agbabu Bitumen Deposit in Ondo State, Nigeria
AU - , J.M. Akande 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 10
SP  - 1493
EP  - 1496
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2007.1493.1496
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2007.1493.1496
KW  - Steam injection
KW  -in situ combustion
KW  -Agbabu bitumen Nigeria
AB  - Steam injection and <I>in situ</I> combustion methods of mining Agbabu bitumen deposit were studied. Cyclic steam injection test and <I>in situ</I> combustion laboratory experiment were carried out on the bitumen deposit. The steam injection analysis was used to deduce values for key performance indicators such as: water-oil ratio; oil steam ratio; thermal ratio; heat loss to formation and energy requirements while the <I>in situ</I> combustion laboratory analysis was used to obtain information on combustion characteristics of the formation: Air requirements and fuel consumption, etc. The results of the investigation indicate high susceptibility of Agbabu bitumen formation to the two mining methods. In addition, the comparative results of the two mining methods showed that the <I>in situ</I> combustion method was more efficient and economical than the steam injection method in the mining of the Agbabu bitumen deposit.
ER  -