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A Robust Model for Integration of Sand-Arch Stability and Fractal Wormhole Network in CHOPS and post-CHOPS Process Simulation
DownloadSpring 2024
Cold heavy-oil production with sand (CHOPS) is a primary recovery process in unconsolidated heavy-oil reservoirs. The recovery factor typically ranges from 5% to 15% of the initial oil in place (OOIP). Approximately 90% of crude oil is left underground with considerable exploitation potential...
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Spring 2020
Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand (CHOPS) is considered to be a promising non-thermal primary-recovery technique, in western Canada and Venezuela. However, it offers low oil recovery factor (only 5 to 15%) and creates high porosity and high permeability channels known as wormholes. Further...