Pakistan is facing energy crisis in the country and Thar coal field has a potential to solve the ... more Pakistan is facing energy crisis in the country and Thar coal field has a potential to solve the
problem of energy demands in this difficult situation. Thar coal field is Pakistan's Black Gold and can play a key role in development of Pakistan by using it effectively. The major problem of Thar coal field is of mining. It is not feasible because of depth and water aquifer above and
below coal seam. Underground coal gasification can overcome mining issues of resources and
maximum coal is accessible by this technology.
This plant design project represents design of producing syngas by Underground Coal
Gasification using 24 ton per day Thar coal. Underground coal gasification (UCG) converts coal
in situ (underground) into a gaseous product, commonly known as synthesis gas or syngas,
through the same chemical reactions that occur in conventional above-ground gasification plants.
UCG is used for coal resources which are un-mineable, very deep or are thin coal seams.
To produce syngas oxygen is injected into the coal seam through injection well and the reaction
takes place in the coal seam and syngas is produced at 1200 K and at high pressure and collected through production well. The syngas produced by this process contain impurities in the form of
H2S, N2, CO2 and solid particles. Syngas is passed through different separation processes such
as cyclone separator, scrubber, and absorber for purification for further useful purpose.
The process was selected due to its flexibility, versatility, ease of operation and simplicity of
construction, low maintenance cost, safety and environmental posture etc. In the project, material balance is based on elemental balance.
Pakistan and most of the developing countries are in energy crisis. Pakistan spends almost 7 bill... more Pakistan and most of the developing countries are in energy crisis. Pakistan spends almost 7 billion US$ on import of fossil fuels annually to fulfill its energy needs. The renewable and sustainable energy resources are best substitute to the conventional fuels and energy sources. Pakistan takes the opportunity to have almost of its population rural. Having a large amount of animals that give 652 million kg of manure daily from cattle and buffalo only this can be used to generate 16.3 million m3 biogas per day and 21 million tons of bio fertilizer per year. So by installing the biogas units we can overcome the energy crisis which we are facing to. They are low-cost and can be run with very small budget. Biogas energy corridor can work as a good substitute for nearly 70% of country’s population residing in rural areas. Installation of plants to store the biogas can be additional opportunity. The need of a national policy is imperative to bring this technology at farmer’s doorstep.
Pakistan is the country which is blessed up with enormous reserves of natural resources. The econ... more Pakistan is the country which is blessed up with enormous reserves of natural resources. The economy of Pakistan is growing at the rate of 2.7%, and consequently the growth demands higher energy consumption. The major energy sources of Pakistan are oil, gas and hydel energy which are backbone of the country. Pakistan has the reserves of oil (0.31 billion barrels), gas (30 TCF), coal (185 billion tons) and shale gas reserves of 51 TCF. Apart from all these resources Pakistan is an agri country and has a strong potential to produce energy through biomass and agriwaste. Also Pakistan has the edge from solar energy and can produce 2.3 million mega watts per annum. Also the country can produce energy from biofuels using its own land and resources for cultivation. But possessing all these resources we are still lacking in fulfilling our energy demand due to several reasons.
With the total reserves of 0.31 billion barrels of oil we are not able to fulfill the demand of oil through home resources because the production of oil in the country is only 59.08 thousand bbl/day and the consumption is 426.72 thousands bbl/day, rest of the demand is fulfilled by oil imports. The reason behind is less exploration and production. While in the gas sector we have 30 TCF reserves of gas and the natural gas consumption is growing rapidly. Due to sudden increase in CNG the current supply of natural gas is not meeting the energy demand in gas sector.
Pakistan is suffering the worst shortage of oil, gas and electricity. The reason behind is improper channelizing of energy, less exploration activities in oil and gas sector, inappropriate distribution of resources, poor management, law and order situation and bad governance. Pakistan can overcome the energy crisis which it is facing by optimizing the indigenous resources, adopting alternate energy technologies, focusing on the renewable energy and improving the government policy to grab the foreign investments.
Besides the conventional energy resources Pakistan has the capability to produce energy through different alternate energy resources. Pakistan produces two million tons molasses per year that is a reasonable amount to produce ethanolfuels for transport sector. Also by the cultivation of Jatropha crucas plants we can produce a large amount of biodiesel for automotives. Also having the edge of sunlight country has potential to produce solar energy. By allocating biogas units in rural areas and at grid levels, adopting fuel cell technology and by biomass to energy production we can overcome the energy crisis by utilizing local resources.
The oil and gas sector of a country is an important part of its economy. The oil and gas sector of Pakistan has massive share in the country’s economy. Development of oil and gas sector is the key to boost up a country’s economy.
Government is trying to offer a better and competitive policy that should meet to the international standards to attract the foreign investments in the country. The need for fulfilling the energy needs is to improve law and order situation in the country for the sake of foreign investments, proper optimization of the sources, improvement in the government policy focus, adequate rationalizing of oil and gas prices and focus management for utilization of resources.
Pakistan is the country which is blessed up with enormous reserves of natural resources. The econ... more Pakistan is the country which is blessed up with enormous reserves of natural resources. The economy of Pakistan is growing at the rate of 2.7%, and consequently the growth demands higher energy consumption. The major energy sources of Pakistan are oil, gas and hydel energy which are backbone of the country. Pakistan has the reserves of oil (0.31 billion barrels), gas (30 TCF), coal (185 billion tons) and shale gas reserves of 51 TCF. Apart from all these resources Pakistan is an agri country and has a strong potential to produce energy through biomass and agriwaste. Also Pakistan has the edge from solar energy and can produce 2.3 million mega watts per annum. Also the country can produce energy from biofuels using its own land and resources for cultivation. But possessing all these resources we are still lacking in fulfilling our energy demand due to several reasons.
With the total reserves of 0.31 billion barrels of oil we are not able to fulfill the demand of oil through home resources because the production of oil in the country is only 59.08 thousand bbl/day and the consumption is 426.72 thousands bbl/day, rest of the demand is fulfilled by oil imports. The reason behind is less exploration and production. While in the gas sector we have 30 TCF reserves of gas and the natural gas consumption is growing rapidly. Due to sudden increase in CNG the current supply of natural gas is not meeting the energy demand in gas sector.
Pakistan is suffering the worst shortage of oil, gas and electricity. The reason behind is improper channelizing of energy, less exploration activities in oil and gas sector, inappropriate distribution of resources, poor management, law and order situation and bad governance. Pakistan can overcome the energy crisis which it is facing by optimizing the indigenous resources, adopting alternate energy technologies, focusing on the renewable energy and improving the government policy to grab the foreign investments.
Besides the conventional energy resources Pakistan has the capability to produce energy through different alternate energy resources. Pakistan produces two million tons molasses per year that is a reasonable amount to produce ethanolfuels for transport sector. Also by the cultivation of Jatropha crucas plants we can produce a large amount of biodiesel for automotives. Also having the edge of sunlight country has potential to produce solar energy. By allocating biogas units in rural areas and at grid levels, adopting fuel cell technology and by biomass to energy production we can overcome the energy crisis by utilizing local resources.
The oil and gas sector of a country is an important part of its economy. The oil and gas sector of Pakistan has massive share in the country’s economy. Development of oil and gas sector is the key to boost up a country’s economy.
Government is trying to offer a better and competitive policy that should meet to the international standards to attract the foreign investments in the country. The need for fulfilling the energy needs is to improve law and order situation in the country for the sake of foreign investments, proper optimization of the sources, improvement in the government policy focus, adequate rationalizing of oil and gas prices and focus management for utilization of resources.
Pakistan is facing energy crisis in the country and Thar coal field has a potential to solve the ... more Pakistan is facing energy crisis in the country and Thar coal field has a potential to solve the
problem of energy demands in this difficult situation. Thar coal field is Pakistan's Black Gold and can play a key role in development of Pakistan by using it effectively. The major problem of Thar coal field is of mining. It is not feasible because of depth and water aquifer above and
below coal seam. Underground coal gasification can overcome mining issues of resources and
maximum coal is accessible by this technology.
This plant design project represents design of producing syngas by Underground Coal
Gasification using 24 ton per day Thar coal. Underground coal gasification (UCG) converts coal
in situ (underground) into a gaseous product, commonly known as synthesis gas or syngas,
through the same chemical reactions that occur in conventional above-ground gasification plants.
UCG is used for coal resources which are un-mineable, very deep or are thin coal seams.
To produce syngas oxygen is injected into the coal seam through injection well and the reaction
takes place in the coal seam and syngas is produced at 1200 K and at high pressure and collected through production well. The syngas produced by this process contain impurities in the form of
H2S, N2, CO2 and solid particles. Syngas is passed through different separation processes such
as cyclone separator, scrubber, and absorber for purification for further useful purpose.
The process was selected due to its flexibility, versatility, ease of operation and simplicity of
construction, low maintenance cost, safety and environmental posture etc. In the project, material balance is based on elemental balance.
Pakistan and most of the developing countries are in energy crisis. Pakistan spends almost 7 bill... more Pakistan and most of the developing countries are in energy crisis. Pakistan spends almost 7 billion US$ on import of fossil fuels annually to fulfill its energy needs. The renewable and sustainable energy resources are best substitute to the conventional fuels and energy sources. Pakistan takes the opportunity to have almost of its population rural. Having a large amount of animals that give 652 million kg of manure daily from cattle and buffalo only this can be used to generate 16.3 million m3 biogas per day and 21 million tons of bio fertilizer per year. So by installing the biogas units we can overcome the energy crisis which we are facing to. They are low-cost and can be run with very small budget. Biogas energy corridor can work as a good substitute for nearly 70% of country’s population residing in rural areas. Installation of plants to store the biogas can be additional opportunity. The need of a national policy is imperative to bring this technology at farmer’s doorstep.
Pakistan is the country which is blessed up with enormous reserves of natural resources. The econ... more Pakistan is the country which is blessed up with enormous reserves of natural resources. The economy of Pakistan is growing at the rate of 2.7%, and consequently the growth demands higher energy consumption. The major energy sources of Pakistan are oil, gas and hydel energy which are backbone of the country. Pakistan has the reserves of oil (0.31 billion barrels), gas (30 TCF), coal (185 billion tons) and shale gas reserves of 51 TCF. Apart from all these resources Pakistan is an agri country and has a strong potential to produce energy through biomass and agriwaste. Also Pakistan has the edge from solar energy and can produce 2.3 million mega watts per annum. Also the country can produce energy from biofuels using its own land and resources for cultivation. But possessing all these resources we are still lacking in fulfilling our energy demand due to several reasons.
With the total reserves of 0.31 billion barrels of oil we are not able to fulfill the demand of oil through home resources because the production of oil in the country is only 59.08 thousand bbl/day and the consumption is 426.72 thousands bbl/day, rest of the demand is fulfilled by oil imports. The reason behind is less exploration and production. While in the gas sector we have 30 TCF reserves of gas and the natural gas consumption is growing rapidly. Due to sudden increase in CNG the current supply of natural gas is not meeting the energy demand in gas sector.
Pakistan is suffering the worst shortage of oil, gas and electricity. The reason behind is improper channelizing of energy, less exploration activities in oil and gas sector, inappropriate distribution of resources, poor management, law and order situation and bad governance. Pakistan can overcome the energy crisis which it is facing by optimizing the indigenous resources, adopting alternate energy technologies, focusing on the renewable energy and improving the government policy to grab the foreign investments.
Besides the conventional energy resources Pakistan has the capability to produce energy through different alternate energy resources. Pakistan produces two million tons molasses per year that is a reasonable amount to produce ethanolfuels for transport sector. Also by the cultivation of Jatropha crucas plants we can produce a large amount of biodiesel for automotives. Also having the edge of sunlight country has potential to produce solar energy. By allocating biogas units in rural areas and at grid levels, adopting fuel cell technology and by biomass to energy production we can overcome the energy crisis by utilizing local resources.
The oil and gas sector of a country is an important part of its economy. The oil and gas sector of Pakistan has massive share in the country’s economy. Development of oil and gas sector is the key to boost up a country’s economy.
Government is trying to offer a better and competitive policy that should meet to the international standards to attract the foreign investments in the country. The need for fulfilling the energy needs is to improve law and order situation in the country for the sake of foreign investments, proper optimization of the sources, improvement in the government policy focus, adequate rationalizing of oil and gas prices and focus management for utilization of resources.
Pakistan is the country which is blessed up with enormous reserves of natural resources. The econ... more Pakistan is the country which is blessed up with enormous reserves of natural resources. The economy of Pakistan is growing at the rate of 2.7%, and consequently the growth demands higher energy consumption. The major energy sources of Pakistan are oil, gas and hydel energy which are backbone of the country. Pakistan has the reserves of oil (0.31 billion barrels), gas (30 TCF), coal (185 billion tons) and shale gas reserves of 51 TCF. Apart from all these resources Pakistan is an agri country and has a strong potential to produce energy through biomass and agriwaste. Also Pakistan has the edge from solar energy and can produce 2.3 million mega watts per annum. Also the country can produce energy from biofuels using its own land and resources for cultivation. But possessing all these resources we are still lacking in fulfilling our energy demand due to several reasons.
With the total reserves of 0.31 billion barrels of oil we are not able to fulfill the demand of oil through home resources because the production of oil in the country is only 59.08 thousand bbl/day and the consumption is 426.72 thousands bbl/day, rest of the demand is fulfilled by oil imports. The reason behind is less exploration and production. While in the gas sector we have 30 TCF reserves of gas and the natural gas consumption is growing rapidly. Due to sudden increase in CNG the current supply of natural gas is not meeting the energy demand in gas sector.
Pakistan is suffering the worst shortage of oil, gas and electricity. The reason behind is improper channelizing of energy, less exploration activities in oil and gas sector, inappropriate distribution of resources, poor management, law and order situation and bad governance. Pakistan can overcome the energy crisis which it is facing by optimizing the indigenous resources, adopting alternate energy technologies, focusing on the renewable energy and improving the government policy to grab the foreign investments.
Besides the conventional energy resources Pakistan has the capability to produce energy through different alternate energy resources. Pakistan produces two million tons molasses per year that is a reasonable amount to produce ethanolfuels for transport sector. Also by the cultivation of Jatropha crucas plants we can produce a large amount of biodiesel for automotives. Also having the edge of sunlight country has potential to produce solar energy. By allocating biogas units in rural areas and at grid levels, adopting fuel cell technology and by biomass to energy production we can overcome the energy crisis by utilizing local resources.
The oil and gas sector of a country is an important part of its economy. The oil and gas sector of Pakistan has massive share in the country’s economy. Development of oil and gas sector is the key to boost up a country’s economy.
Government is trying to offer a better and competitive policy that should meet to the international standards to attract the foreign investments in the country. The need for fulfilling the energy needs is to improve law and order situation in the country for the sake of foreign investments, proper optimization of the sources, improvement in the government policy focus, adequate rationalizing of oil and gas prices and focus management for utilization of resources.
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problem of energy demands in this difficult situation. Thar coal field is Pakistan's Black Gold and can play a key role in development of Pakistan by using it effectively. The major problem of Thar coal field is of mining. It is not feasible because of depth and water aquifer above and
below coal seam. Underground coal gasification can overcome mining issues of resources and
maximum coal is accessible by this technology.
This plant design project represents design of producing syngas by Underground Coal
Gasification using 24 ton per day Thar coal. Underground coal gasification (UCG) converts coal
in situ (underground) into a gaseous product, commonly known as synthesis gas or syngas,
through the same chemical reactions that occur in conventional above-ground gasification plants.
UCG is used for coal resources which are un-mineable, very deep or are thin coal seams.
To produce syngas oxygen is injected into the coal seam through injection well and the reaction
takes place in the coal seam and syngas is produced at 1200 K and at high pressure and collected through production well. The syngas produced by this process contain impurities in the form of
H2S, N2, CO2 and solid particles. Syngas is passed through different separation processes such
as cyclone separator, scrubber, and absorber for purification for further useful purpose.
The process was selected due to its flexibility, versatility, ease of operation and simplicity of
construction, low maintenance cost, safety and environmental posture etc. In the project, material balance is based on elemental balance.
With the total reserves of 0.31 billion barrels of oil we are not able to fulfill the demand of oil through home resources because the production of oil in the country is only 59.08 thousand bbl/day and the consumption is 426.72 thousands bbl/day, rest of the demand is fulfilled by oil imports. The reason behind is less exploration and production. While in the gas sector we have 30 TCF reserves of gas and the natural gas consumption is growing rapidly. Due to sudden increase in CNG the current supply of natural gas is not meeting the energy demand in gas sector.
Pakistan is suffering the worst shortage of oil, gas and electricity. The reason behind is improper channelizing of energy, less exploration activities in oil and gas sector, inappropriate distribution of resources, poor management, law and order situation and bad governance. Pakistan can overcome the energy crisis which it is facing by optimizing the indigenous resources, adopting alternate energy technologies, focusing on the renewable energy and improving the government policy to grab the foreign investments.
Besides the conventional energy resources Pakistan has the capability to produce energy through different alternate energy resources. Pakistan produces two million tons molasses per year that is a reasonable amount to produce ethanolfuels for transport sector. Also by the cultivation of Jatropha crucas plants we can produce a large amount of biodiesel for automotives. Also having the edge of sunlight country has potential to produce solar energy. By allocating biogas units in rural areas and at grid levels, adopting fuel cell technology and by biomass to energy production we can overcome the energy crisis by utilizing local resources.
The oil and gas sector of a country is an important part of its economy. The oil and gas sector of Pakistan has massive share in the country’s economy. Development of oil and gas sector is the key to boost up a country’s economy.
Government is trying to offer a better and competitive policy that should meet to the international standards to attract the foreign investments in the country. The need for fulfilling the energy needs is to improve law and order situation in the country for the sake of foreign investments, proper optimization of the sources, improvement in the government policy focus, adequate rationalizing of oil and gas prices and focus management for utilization of resources.
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With the total reserves of 0.31 billion barrels of oil we are not able to fulfill the demand of oil through home resources because the production of oil in the country is only 59.08 thousand bbl/day and the consumption is 426.72 thousands bbl/day, rest of the demand is fulfilled by oil imports. The reason behind is less exploration and production. While in the gas sector we have 30 TCF reserves of gas and the natural gas consumption is growing rapidly. Due to sudden increase in CNG the current supply of natural gas is not meeting the energy demand in gas sector.
Pakistan is suffering the worst shortage of oil, gas and electricity. The reason behind is improper channelizing of energy, less exploration activities in oil and gas sector, inappropriate distribution of resources, poor management, law and order situation and bad governance. Pakistan can overcome the energy crisis which it is facing by optimizing the indigenous resources, adopting alternate energy technologies, focusing on the renewable energy and improving the government policy to grab the foreign investments.
Besides the conventional energy resources Pakistan has the capability to produce energy through different alternate energy resources. Pakistan produces two million tons molasses per year that is a reasonable amount to produce ethanolfuels for transport sector. Also by the cultivation of Jatropha crucas plants we can produce a large amount of biodiesel for automotives. Also having the edge of sunlight country has potential to produce solar energy. By allocating biogas units in rural areas and at grid levels, adopting fuel cell technology and by biomass to energy production we can overcome the energy crisis by utilizing local resources.
The oil and gas sector of a country is an important part of its economy. The oil and gas sector of Pakistan has massive share in the country’s economy. Development of oil and gas sector is the key to boost up a country’s economy.
Government is trying to offer a better and competitive policy that should meet to the international standards to attract the foreign investments in the country. The need for fulfilling the energy needs is to improve law and order situation in the country for the sake of foreign investments, proper optimization of the sources, improvement in the government policy focus, adequate rationalizing of oil and gas prices and focus management for utilization of resources.
problem of energy demands in this difficult situation. Thar coal field is Pakistan's Black Gold and can play a key role in development of Pakistan by using it effectively. The major problem of Thar coal field is of mining. It is not feasible because of depth and water aquifer above and
below coal seam. Underground coal gasification can overcome mining issues of resources and
maximum coal is accessible by this technology.
This plant design project represents design of producing syngas by Underground Coal
Gasification using 24 ton per day Thar coal. Underground coal gasification (UCG) converts coal
in situ (underground) into a gaseous product, commonly known as synthesis gas or syngas,
through the same chemical reactions that occur in conventional above-ground gasification plants.
UCG is used for coal resources which are un-mineable, very deep or are thin coal seams.
To produce syngas oxygen is injected into the coal seam through injection well and the reaction
takes place in the coal seam and syngas is produced at 1200 K and at high pressure and collected through production well. The syngas produced by this process contain impurities in the form of
H2S, N2, CO2 and solid particles. Syngas is passed through different separation processes such
as cyclone separator, scrubber, and absorber for purification for further useful purpose.
The process was selected due to its flexibility, versatility, ease of operation and simplicity of
construction, low maintenance cost, safety and environmental posture etc. In the project, material balance is based on elemental balance.
With the total reserves of 0.31 billion barrels of oil we are not able to fulfill the demand of oil through home resources because the production of oil in the country is only 59.08 thousand bbl/day and the consumption is 426.72 thousands bbl/day, rest of the demand is fulfilled by oil imports. The reason behind is less exploration and production. While in the gas sector we have 30 TCF reserves of gas and the natural gas consumption is growing rapidly. Due to sudden increase in CNG the current supply of natural gas is not meeting the energy demand in gas sector.
Pakistan is suffering the worst shortage of oil, gas and electricity. The reason behind is improper channelizing of energy, less exploration activities in oil and gas sector, inappropriate distribution of resources, poor management, law and order situation and bad governance. Pakistan can overcome the energy crisis which it is facing by optimizing the indigenous resources, adopting alternate energy technologies, focusing on the renewable energy and improving the government policy to grab the foreign investments.
Besides the conventional energy resources Pakistan has the capability to produce energy through different alternate energy resources. Pakistan produces two million tons molasses per year that is a reasonable amount to produce ethanolfuels for transport sector. Also by the cultivation of Jatropha crucas plants we can produce a large amount of biodiesel for automotives. Also having the edge of sunlight country has potential to produce solar energy. By allocating biogas units in rural areas and at grid levels, adopting fuel cell technology and by biomass to energy production we can overcome the energy crisis by utilizing local resources.
The oil and gas sector of a country is an important part of its economy. The oil and gas sector of Pakistan has massive share in the country’s economy. Development of oil and gas sector is the key to boost up a country’s economy.
Government is trying to offer a better and competitive policy that should meet to the international standards to attract the foreign investments in the country. The need for fulfilling the energy needs is to improve law and order situation in the country for the sake of foreign investments, proper optimization of the sources, improvement in the government policy focus, adequate rationalizing of oil and gas prices and focus management for utilization of resources.
With the total reserves of 0.31 billion barrels of oil we are not able to fulfill the demand of oil through home resources because the production of oil in the country is only 59.08 thousand bbl/day and the consumption is 426.72 thousands bbl/day, rest of the demand is fulfilled by oil imports. The reason behind is less exploration and production. While in the gas sector we have 30 TCF reserves of gas and the natural gas consumption is growing rapidly. Due to sudden increase in CNG the current supply of natural gas is not meeting the energy demand in gas sector.
Pakistan is suffering the worst shortage of oil, gas and electricity. The reason behind is improper channelizing of energy, less exploration activities in oil and gas sector, inappropriate distribution of resources, poor management, law and order situation and bad governance. Pakistan can overcome the energy crisis which it is facing by optimizing the indigenous resources, adopting alternate energy technologies, focusing on the renewable energy and improving the government policy to grab the foreign investments.
Besides the conventional energy resources Pakistan has the capability to produce energy through different alternate energy resources. Pakistan produces two million tons molasses per year that is a reasonable amount to produce ethanolfuels for transport sector. Also by the cultivation of Jatropha crucas plants we can produce a large amount of biodiesel for automotives. Also having the edge of sunlight country has potential to produce solar energy. By allocating biogas units in rural areas and at grid levels, adopting fuel cell technology and by biomass to energy production we can overcome the energy crisis by utilizing local resources.
The oil and gas sector of a country is an important part of its economy. The oil and gas sector of Pakistan has massive share in the country’s economy. Development of oil and gas sector is the key to boost up a country’s economy.
Government is trying to offer a better and competitive policy that should meet to the international standards to attract the foreign investments in the country. The need for fulfilling the energy needs is to improve law and order situation in the country for the sake of foreign investments, proper optimization of the sources, improvement in the government policy focus, adequate rationalizing of oil and gas prices and focus management for utilization of resources.