...Chris Carpenter This article, written by JPT Technology Editor Chris Carpenter, contains highlights of paper SPE 207361, “Autonomous Outflow Control Technology in New Water/Polymer Injectors in Heavy-Oil Fields From South Sultanate of Oman,” by Ameera Al Harrasi, Muna Maskari, and Gerardo Urdaneta...

...Chris Carpenter This article, written by JPT Technology Editor Chris Carpenter, contains highlights of paper IPTC 20134, “Production Optimization Through Intelligent Multilateral Wells in Heavy-Oil Fields by Electrical Heating,” by Cenk Temizel, SPE, Saudi Aramco; Celal Hakan Canbaz, Ege University...

...Chris Carpenter This article, written by JPT Technology Editor Chris Carpenter, contains highlights of paper SPE 196217, “Assessment of Government Incentives and Development Strategies To Revitalize Mature Heavy-Oil Fields in the Peruvian Jungle,” by Nosser A. Jurado, SPE, National Bank Financial...

...,” by David Castineira, Xiang Zhai, and Hamed Darabi, Quantum Reservoir Impact Group, prepared for the 2018 SPE International Heavy Oil Conference and Exhibition, Kuwait City, Kuwait, 10–12 December. The paper has not been peer reviewed. Recently, many heavy-oil fields have seen exponentially higher volumes...

...Adam Wilson This article, written by Special Publications Editor Adam Wilson, contains highlights of paper SPE 184974, “Chemical-Stimulation Pilot at a Heavy-Oil Field: Key Considerations, Work Flow, and Results,” by Mauricio Gutierrez, Fernando Bonilla, Layonel Gil, and Wilmer Parra, Ecopetrol...

...Adam Wilson This article, written by Special Publications Editor Adam Wilson, contains highlights of paper SPE 184154, “High Water Retention in Cyclic-Steam-Stimulation Wells of Kuwait Heavy-Oil Field,” by Anil Kumar Jain, Amal Al-Sane, and Fatma Ahmad, Kuwait Oil Company, prepared for the 2016 SPE...

... additional reading at OnePetro: www.onepetro.org. SPE 157918 SAGD Startup: Leaving the Heat in the Reservoir by M.T.I. Anderson, Suncor Energy, et al. SPE 157865 A Quarter-Century of Progress in the Application of CO 2 Immiscible EOR Project in Bati Raman Heavy-Oil Field in Turkey by Secaeddin Sahin, Turkish...

...Dennis Denney This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 134092, ’Integration of 3D Seismics and Reservoir Simulation for Remaining-Oil Exploitation in a Heavy- Oil Field: A Case Study,’ by Yun Ling, BGP CNPC; Xuri Huang, SPE, SunRise...

...Dennis Denney This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 87207, "Multilateral/ Intelligent Wells Improve Development of Heavy-Oil Field: A Case History," by Pascal Rump, SPE, Baker Oil Tools, and Ronjoy Bairagi, John Fraser, SPE, and Klaus Mueller...

...Dennis Denney This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 54623, "The Development of Heavy- Oil Fields in the U.K. Continental Shelf: Past, Present, and Future," by A.J. Jayasekera, SPE, U. K. Dept. of Trade and Industry, S.G. Goodyear, SPE, AEA Technology, originally presented at the 1999 SPE Western...

... experiences with heavy-oil production offshore southern California, as well as plans for development of newly discovered heavy-oil fields in the Santa Maria basin offshore central California and offshore Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea. Introduction During the recent energy crisis, many refineries were...