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Displacement Mechanics and Stability of Foamy Oil during Secondary Recovery of Heavy Oil Using Methane and Air
DownloadFall 2019
Basilio Meza, Enoc Jeremias Teodoro
Heavy oil and extra-heavy oil (natural bitumen and oil sands) resources represent 70% of the global petroleum reserves and are mostly found in shallow reservoirs with thin pay zones formed by unconsolidated sands. Thermal recovery methods are recognized for being the most efficient; yet, these...
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Experimental Testing of New Generation Chemicals and Conventional Surfactants as Additives to Steam Injection
DownloadSpring 2019
With the decrease in nonrenewable energy sources, heavy oil and bitumen recovery gains more attention due to their huge potential. The recovery of heavy oil or bitumen requires viscosity reduction where steam is commonly injected to mobilize and displace viscous oil. This application, however,...
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Generation and Stability of Microemulsion to Improve Heavy Oil Recovery by Waterflooding with Chemical Additives at Cold Conditions
DownloadFall 2018
Thermal methods which are commonly applied to recover heavy oil have many limitations such as heat loss to thin or deep reservoirs due to temperature difference found in different parts of reservoirs, difficulty in recovering oil in low permeability deposits, high energy and water waste, and so...