June 20, 2019

Oil Sands Water Distribution Model

Posted by Jason Lillywhite

Some years ago, I helped an oil company build a GoldSim model that simulates water distribution for an in-situ bitumen extraction facility. It was a good application for GoldSim because of its dynamic nature and also the feedback loops inherent in the flow streams used to distribute water in the process.

This blog post summarizes the model and lists some possible future avenues for further modeling with GoldSim.