Abstract:

Ensuring the most complete and rational use of APG resources is important for improving the efficiency of the oil industry and the national economy as a whole. Associated gas from oil fields remains the least-used hydrocarbon raw material produced on the territory of the Tomsk Region. This is largely due to the remoteness of oil fields from main gas pipelines and the practice of field development that has developed in the recent past. Due to the deterioration of the mineral resource base for oil and gas and the increase in prices for heat and electricity, many enterprises have a tendency to treat this type of resources more carefully. Currently, about 3-109 m3 of APG is extracted during the production of hydrocarbons per year, while about 1-109 m3 is burned in field flares due to the lack of other options for its use. Such a situation forces us to consider additional ways of effective utilization of gas directly at the place of its production.

Keywords: associated petroleum gas (APG)