Hybrid Electrical Generation for Grid lndependent Oil and Gag Well Fields
Abstract
In Peru today, fossil fuels including petroleum, diesel fuel and
natural gas are used to produce electrical energy for oil field extraction
purposes. Due to their remote geographic locations, oil and gas fields
are not linked to the national interconnected electricity system (Sistema
Electrico Interconectado Nacional or SEIN). Therefore, high investment
costs are required to produce electricity in their remote locations.
Wind power generation is a mature technology used worldwide.
Peru has a substantial potential to produce electricity using wind
turbine generators. Evidence of this includes the county's 164 MW of
installed capacity, distributed among four operating wind farms that
provide power to the electricity market. In 2018, three additional wind
parks are expected to be commissioned. They will add another 162
MW of pollution-free energy, in total representing 3.8% of the power
supplied to Peru's national power grid. The purpose of this article is to
present the research that assessed the implementation of a hybrid wind-
thermal natural gas system to provide electrical power for the Block
X-Talara oil field and estimate the reductions in fuel consumption and
C0 2 gas emissions.
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