This presentation was delivered at the Global CCS Institute's Global Status of CCS: 2014 event in Abu Dhabi on 5 November.

1. Status of SINOPEC CCUS
Technology
Li Yang, Deputy chief engineer
Wang Rui, Senior engineer
5th November, 2014

2. OUTLINE
¾ Introduction
¾ CO2 EOR and Storage for SINOPEC
¾ Plans for SINOPEC CCUS

3. ¾ Introduction
SINOPEC Group is the largest integrated energy and petrochemical
company in China.
Exploration &Development Refinery
Sale
Chemical

4. ¾ Introduction
As a responsible national company, green environmental protection
and low carbon development have been the strategy of
sustainable development. In 2014, SINOPEC Group ranked the third in
Fortune 500, the highest of all Chinese companies on the list.
Resource
strategy
Integration
strategy
Differentiation
strategy
Internationaliz
ation strategy
Low carbon
strategy
Market
strategy

5. ¾ Introduction
In 2012, Sinopec reduced 5.60 million tons CO2 emission. In 2013, Sinopec carried
out 803 projects for environmental protection. In June, 2014, Sinopec launched the
multiplication plans of energy efficiency, which is planning for promoting 1250
environmental projects and reducing 7.50 million tons CO2 emission by 2015, and
improve the efficiency of 100% by 2025.
UN Climate Summit 2014
—Adjust industrial structure, improve the
utilization efficiency of energy resources
—Save energy resource, and reduce
CO2 emission
—develop low carbon energy, and
optimize energy structure
—promote R&D, enhance the ability
to respond to climate change
—transfer the modes of production,
life and consumption

6. OUTLINE
¾ Introduction
¾ CO2 EOR and Storage for SINOPEC
¾ Plans for SINOPEC CCUS

7. ¾ CO2 EOR and Storage for SINOPEC
CCUS is the abbreviation of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage, a
method to combine CCS and the utilization of CO2. SINOPEC has formed
an integrated technology of carbon capture, transport, EOR and storage.

8. ¾ CO2 EOR and Storage for SINOPEC
9 CO2 capture—Zhongyuan Refinery in 2003
Targets：Reduce CO2 emission and provide CO2 source.
Source gas：flue gas containing 16.6% CO2.
Capacity：20,000 tons/a.
MEA method
‹Mono Etobaccool Amine (MEA) has
strong adsorbability for acid gas, good
stability and small thermal
degradation.
‹The application of corrosion inhibitor
can control corrosion phenomenon
and the loss of absorbent.

9. ¾ CO2 EOR and Storage for SINOPEC
9 CO2 capture—Songnan natural gas in 2009
Target：produce clean natural gas, provide CO2 source.
Source gas：natural gas containing 23% CO2.
Capacity：500,000 tons/a.
MDEA method
‹The technology of one section
absorption and the half deficient liquid has
saving energy performance.
‹The quality of natural gas can be
controlled. The purity of CO2 is high.
‹The technology is mature and the
investment is low.

10. ¾ CO2 EOR and Storage for SINOPEC
9 CO2 capture—Shengli power plant in 2010
Target: develop advanced flue gas capture technique, provide CO2.
Source gas：flue gas containing 14% CO2.
Capacity：30,000 tons/a, extended to 1,000,000 tons/a.
10/41
MSA method
‹ Absorbability increases by 30%, and energy
consumption reduces by 20%.
‹ Oxidative degradation rate reduces by 3.08%
~0.52%.
‹ Corrosion rate reduces by 2.2~0.003mm/a.
‹ Silica gel dehydration and drying can reduce
energy consumption.
‹ Freon refrigeration R-22 is efficient.

11. ¾ CO2 EOR and Storage for SINOPEC
9CO2 transportation
Skid-mounted truck for
small scale pilot tests
Pipeline and compression
station for large scale tests
Water injection lines
Diesel
plug
isolatesC
O2 and
water to
avoid
freezing
and block
Gas injection lines
Check valve
Injection
pump
Feed
pump
Wat
er
tank
metha
nol

12. ¾ CO2 EOR and Storage for SINOPEC
9 CO2 EOR technologies—laboratory
PVT Capillary viscometer
Miscibility and Micro-visualization
Micro-physical simulation
system Slim-tube device
Multipoint Long core holder
Phase behavior
Interfacial tension and diffusion Multiphase flow
Interfacial tension
Diffusion coefficient Interfacial tension device Foam flooding system

13. ¾ CO2 EOR and Storage for SINOPEC
9 CO2 EOR technologies—reservoir engineering
A complete technique of reservoir engineering design: mechanisms, phase
behavior match, geological modelling and numerical simulation etc.
Laboratory Phase behavior match
Geological
modelling
Reservoir
engineering
design

14. ¾ CO2 EOR and Storage for SINOPEC
9 CO2 EOR technologies—mobility control
FGOR
High inj. rate
Low inj. rate
High Pwf
low Pwf
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 0 0
8 0
6 0
4 0
2 0
0
注液注气
阻力系数
注I入nj孔ect隙io体n 积P，VP V
resistance coefficient
Injection scenario with high injection
rate and high BHP
WAG
CO2 foam

15. ¾ CO2 EOR and Storage for SINOPEC
9 CO2 EOR technologies—inj. & prod. engineering
Gas injection string
HTKG
Y221M‐115GF
tip
artificial
bottom hole
Production string
Bleeder+
pump
gas anchor
screwed plug
artificial
bottom hole

16. ¾ CO2 EOR and Storage for SINOPEC
9 CO2 EOR technologies—corrosion prevention & monitoring
Injection
system
Production
system
add preservatives for injection well Stainless steel anti-corrosion pipes
corrosion monitoring of the coupons in prod. well add preservatives for stock tank

17. ¾ CO2 EOR and Storage for SINOPEC
9 CO2 EOR technologies—CO2 recycle & utilization
Produced gas separation and recycling technology of coupling
rectification and low temperature stripping were developed, which can
achieve zero CO2 emission.
Flowchart of coupling rectification and
low temperature stripping
Separation & recycling plant for
produced gas

18. ¾ CO2 EOR and Storage for SINOPEC
9CO2 EOR pilot test
SINOPEC has been committed to integrate CO2 EOR and storage,
mainly including water flooded abandoned reservoirs, low permeability
reservoirs, tight oil and so on. Nowadays, there are 12 pilot tests
implementing CO2 EOR and storage.
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19. ¾ CO2 EOR and Storage for SINOPEC
9CO2 EOR pilot test—WAG miscible flooding
Pilot tests for three well groups show good prospects, which have been extended
to large scale with ten injectors. Up to now, accumulative injection amount is119.1
thousands tons, incremental oil is above 18.8 thousand tons, and CO2 dynamic
storage factor is 90%. In future, the test will be enlarged to 22 injectors and 38
producers, with 6% of ultimate incremental recovery factor.
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含水（%）
日产油(t/d)
日产油含水
Oil rate (t/d)
Water cut (%)

20. ¾ CO2 EOR and Storage for SINOPEC
9CO2 EOR pilot test—Near miscible flooding
Pilot tests for four well groups have been implemented, including 15 producers
and 11 injectors. Accumulative injection amount is196 thousands tons. Recovery
factor for is 12.7%, and CO2 dynamic storage factor is 90%. Recently, it would be
industrialized application stage.
100
80
60
40
20
0
日油（t/d）
増油
新井
老井
PF G89-4
G89S1
Overall well
group
„ Incre. oil
„ New wells
„ old wells

21. ¾ CO2 EOR and Storage for SINOPEC
9CO2 EOR pilot test—Miscible flooding
Pilot tests for four phases have been completed, with 15 producers and 5
injectors. Accumulative injection amount is 179.8 thousand tons, incremental oil
is 79.7 thousand tons, and incremental recovery factor is 7.89%. The storage
factor is 90%. The tests have been extended to four blocks, and to be ready for
industrialized application stage.
2005-7
2006-10
2005-7 2006-2
2007-6
100
80
60
40
20
0
waterflooding
Fracturing
& deepening
新井注气增油(t/d)
新井投产产油（t/d)
老井CO2增油(t/d)
压裂+深抽增产(t/d)
无措施递减预测(t/d)
Side injection Overall injection
Incremental oil for new wells
Incremental oil for old wells
年月年月年月年月年月年月年月年月年月年月年月年月年月

22. ¾ CO2 EOR and Storage for SINOPEC
9CO2 EOR pilot test—Immiscible flooding
Pilot tests for north region and south region have been carried out, including 39
producers and 12 injectors. Accumulative CO2 injection is 289 thousand tons, and
incremental oil is 62.7 thousand tons. Ultimate incremental recovery factor is
estimated to 6.27%. CO2 dynamic storage factor is 94.5%. The tests will be
extended to whole block.
North region
Injector: 6,
producer: 22
Current cycle: gas
South region
Injector: 6,
producer: 17
Current cycle: water
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91-5
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water production(m3/d)
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9000
6000
3000
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60
40
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oil production(t/d)
0
gas injection(m 3)
gas production(m3)
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water cut（ %）
0
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water injection(m 3)
Water flooding CO2 flooding WAG

23. OUTLINE
¾ Introduction
¾ CO2 EOR and Storage for SINOPEC
¾ Plans for SINOPEC CCUS

24. • bio-refinery
• CO2/CH4 dry
reforming
¾ Plans for SINOPEC CCUS
• refinery capture
• natural gas process
• plant capture
EOR Chem.
CO2 Sequestration
Mineral. Biology
• CO2 mineralization • CO2 microalgae oil
by solid waste
phosphogypsum

25. CO2 EOR
Pilot Tests
¾ Plans for SINOPEC CCUS
• Be constructing two large
demonstration projects:
Shengli Power Plant (1.0
million tons/a), Qilu petro-chemical
coal gas (0.5million
tons/a)
9 CO2 EOR demonstration project
• Be planning for building four large gas
flooding industrial bases to carry out CO2
EOR and storage, including Shengli,
Zhongyuan, Huadong, Dongbei.
Shengli Power
Plant
(project appraisal)
Qilu petrochemical coal
gas(partial implementation
中国石油化工股份有限公司油气田分布图
0 160 320 480 640km
图例
油 田气 田“九五”评价勘探“九五”圈闭勘探“九五”区域勘探
盆地边界线构造分区线含油气区分界线国内招标区国外招标区
新区事业部项目国界线（陆上） 国界线（海岸） 省界线铁 路
古生界未变质区海 洋湖泊、河流区域断裂地 名
黄
河
长
江
日
本
菲
律
宾
HONGHE-SINOPEC
GAO 89-SINOPEC PUCHENG-SINOEPC
CHUJIANGLOU-SINOPEC
CAOSHE-SINOPEC
)
CO2 PILOT TESTS
YAOYINGTAI-SINOPEC
FUMING-SINOPEC

26. ¾ Plans for SINOPEC CCUS
9CO2 chemical utilization
• Bio-refinery and CO2 utilization
-Biomass+CO2 succinic acid, butanediol, et.
-Every 1kg succinic acid generates, 0.37kg CO2
can be sequestrated.
-Succinic acid, butanediol can be utilized to
produce biological engineering plastics.
• Research on CO2/CH4 dry reforming
-Primary reaction：CO2+CH4——2CO+2H2
-Secondary reaction：H2+CO2——CO+H2O

27. ¾ Plans for SINOPEC CCUS
9CO2 mineralization utilization
• A series of techniques on
CO2 mineralization have been
proposed, including solid
waste phosphogypsum, tail
gas CO2 mineralization
phosphogypsum.
• SINOPEC is cooperating
with Sichuan University.

28. ¾ Plans for SINOPEC CCUS
9CO2 biology utilization
• CO2 microalgae oil
In 2009, the study on microalgae oil was
launched. In 2010, microalgae cultivation
laboratory was established, and some
researches on microalgae-cultivation-oil
were carried out .
• CO2 emissions demonstration unit
in refinery
CO2 emissions demonstration unit in
Shijiazhuang refinery with 500m3 of
microalgae was completed, and put into trail
operation.

29. ¾ Plans for SINOPEC CCUS
Sinopec is committed to green and low carbon
development, and has contributed to the planning and
deployment of CCS/CCUS in China.