Oil Reservoir

In this article we will consider 2 variants of oil reservoir arrangement: usual variant and petroleum production bypassing oil stage.

The second scheme can hardly be recommended for widespread use. It is rather a variant for studying complicated game mechanics. However, the scheme has several advantages over the classic approach. You don't need a separate petroleum brew; not only does the scheme not require energy from outside, but it also produces some energy itself. The output is petroleum and natural gas at comfortable temperatures.

Features of an oil well

 * Consumes: water, 1 kg/s; energy, 240 W
 * Produces: crude oil, 3333.33 g/s (90°C); natural gas, 33.33 g/s (300°C); heat, 2 kDTE/s

Simple option


Shown here is one of the simple options for developing an oil reservoir. The incoming water cools the pump, the gas and the resulting crude oil. The temperature of the water must not be too high or it could turn to steam either in the pipes and they burst, or in the well itself.

The Hydrosensor and Atmosensor prevent the pumps from running with low efficiency at low oil and gas volumes respectively.

Since the temperatures of escaping crude oil and natural gas are too high, the well can only be serviced in an atmosuit (exceptions are the Rime map and maps with frozen core - there you can easily do without atmosuits). Alternatively, you can run a separate cooling circuit.

A two-drip liquid lock prevents gas escape and heating of the surrounding area.

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This scheme uses 2 interesting game mechanics. If you pump water heated above 400°C into the oil reservoir, not oil, but petroleum will come out of the oil well at once. This principle is described in English-language wiki, and proposed his version of the scheme Fradow. Water will not change its aggregate state (turn into steam) if there is 10% or less of it in the pipe.

The water is heated in several stages. The incoming water cools the turbines by heating. Then it mixes with the water coming from the turbines if the steam pressure is more than 20 kg/cell.

The ejector dispenses water to volumes equal to 1000 g. Then water cools pump and oil well chamber. Then water cools petroleum in the left-side heat exchanger and heated to about 475°С enters the chamber with AT.

The AT heats the water up to 500°С, which is supplied to the oil well, and the well starts to produce not oil (as in the simple variant) but petroleum at once. The petroleum is cooled by water to about 230°С and gives its heat to the turbines.

The circuit uses a filled pipe sensor (on the left side of the screen), the signal of which controls the petroleum outlet liquid shutoff. In this way the petroleum stands under the turbines for a long time, giving off heat to the maximum. The use of 2 turbines with separate chambers and the liquid shutoff made it possible to remove all the heat from the petroleum (its temperature at the outlet of the 2nd turbine is 118°С).

The petroleum is then cooled in the upper heat exchanger (with oil) to about 90°C. It is possible to lower the temperature by using a heat exchanger not with oil but with a copper/gold metal tile.

Pump is triggered by 2 sensors: pressure (over 550g) and gas sensor (natural). The gas is metered by a valve (50g/s). The valve is necessary so that the pump does not run continuously after the well is depressurized. Its consumption would lead to a rapid discharge of the batteries. Also, dosing the gas (stretching out the time) results in slightly better heat removal.

When you load the safe, there is sometimes a release of steam from the oil well. That's why the right turbine partially goes into the chamber with the well.

There must be gas (e.g. chlorine) in the cell tile under the oil well. It acts as a thermal insulator. The ceiling light simulate the payload. Inlet water temperature should be below 87°C, or slightly higher if you apply aluminum/thermium pipes under the turbines.

Sensors, materials

 * Liquid pipe element sensor: petroleum
 * Pump sensor: >50 kg
 * Atmo sensor (steam): >20 kg
 * Atmo sensor (pump): >550 g
 * Gas element sensor: natural gas
 * AT thermosensor: <500°C
 * AT, 2 pumps and gas valve: termium
 * AT circuit: supercoolant

Circuit produces:
g/sec 90°C petroleum

g/sec 65°C natural gas

watts of energy

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