WORLD’S FIRST SOLAR EOR
McKittrick
Kern County, California
Solar EOR for Berry Petroleum.
PEAK OUTPUT
0.3 MW Thermal
DAILY STEAM OUTPUT
2 Tons
ENERGY OUTPUT
0.4 GWh/year
CO2 AVOIDED
103 t/yr
GAS SAVED
1,952 MMBtu/yr
McKittrick – the world’s first commercial solar enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project.
On February 24th 2011, GlassPoint commissioned the world’s first commercial solar enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project. The system provides energy to an oilfield operated by Berry Petroleum in Kern County, California. The project went on to become GlassPoint’s primary site for deploying new and innovative technologies.
Unlike GlassPoint’s giant projects at Miraah and Amal, McKittrick is a small unit designed to be easily modified. It has undergone a number of revisions and retrofits since its inauguration in 2011.
PEAK OUTPUT
0.3 MW Thermal
ENERGY OUTPUT
0.4 GWh/year
DAILY STEAM OUTPUT
2 Tons
Solar Field Area: 640 m2
Total Project Area: 1,925 m2
Technology: GlassPoint Enclosed Trough
Greenhouse Blocks: 1
Construction Start: 2010
First Steam: 2011
Gas Savings: 1,952 Million Btus Per Year
CO2 Emissions Saved: 103 Tons Per Year
“I just found it such an attractive, simple idea, which I think is innovation at its best.”
AMRAN MARHUBI
Technical Director, PDO (Rtd)
