..., Canada, 16 18 June 2009. This paper will be considered for publication in Petroleum Society journals. Publication rights are reserved. This is a pre print and subject to correction. Abstract Heavy oil and bitumen are expected to become increasingly important sources of fuel in the coming decades. SAGD...

... the authors show that SAGD can be configured to maximize bitumen recovery for such reservoirs based on laboratory and new simulation studies. The result is a SAGD configuration where the producers are placed at the base of porosity, within the basal water zone. Introduction Laricina Energy Ltd. s Germain...

... oil saturation css enhanced recovery sagd performance cumulative sor operation clearwater formation steam-assisted gravity drainage bottom water upstream oil & gas producer bitumen sagd operation thermal method cnrl sagd modeling & simulation sagd project well pair...

... correlation heavy oil fluid modeling viscosity correlation expansion state density toluene adjustable parameter prediction viscosity pure hydrocarbon equation of state hydrocarbon empirical parameter model parameter bitumen viscosity data alkane upstream oil & gas peng...

... Conference (CIPC) 2009, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 16 18 June 2009. This paper will be considered for publication in Petroleum Society journals. Publication rights are reserved. This is a pre print and subject to correction. Abstract Relatively new bitumen recovery processes, such as SAGD, minimize...

... ultra-viscous bitumen from the Athabasca oil-sands in the Province of Alberta, Canada. In the Hangingstone area, 15 pairs of SAGD wells had been drilled by 2006 in the reservoir of maximum 30 m thickness and about 300 m depth. The production reached an average of 8,000 BOPD in recent years...

... reservoir, is presented. The genetic algorithm produced an operable process, which could be described as a new combination of pre-existing concepts. The process offers material improvements in thermal bitumen supply costs, as well as recovery factor. Major reductions in the physical steam/oil ratio (SOR...

... microbiology bitumen methanogenesis greenhouse gas emission sulfate densification climate change sulfide concentration complex reservoir concentration reaction sulfide reduction sulfate-reducing bacteria pond surface sulfate reduction rate oil sand sulfate reduction upstream...

... heavy crude oil thermal method crude oil conversion experiment complex reservoir modeling canada bitumen catalyst sagd bitumen ultradispersed catalytic upgrading experiment heavy oil upgrading enhanced recovery upstream oil & gas catalytic upgrading experiment batch reactor...

... casing design internal pressure thickness axial stress complex reservoir effective stress mechanism injection oil sand heavy oil reservoir bitumen wall thickness strength casing and cementing perforation interval resistance capacity protect deformation upstream oil & gas...

... 1 PAPER 2009-195 Effect of Temperature and Pressure on Contact Angle and Interfacial Tension of Quartz-Water-Bitumen Systems M. RAJAYI, A. KANTZAS University of Calgary This paper is accepted for the Proceedings of the Canadian International Petroleum Conference (CIPC) 2009, Calgary, Alberta...

... heavy oil vapor phase molecular weight liquid phase pvt measurement fraction bitumen pilot oil equilibrium phase composition oil mass distribution upstream oil & gas molar weight 304 oil weight percentage characterization calculation dry gas process gas phase behavior...

...) resources are huge, comprising over 600 billion m3 (about 4 trillion barrels). Of this around half, about 320 billion m3, is represented by the bitumen contained in oil sands. The remainder is made up of conventional medium and light gravity crude oil. A practical basis for distinguishing among conventional...

... straightforward if the injected fluid is steam and the produced fluids are bitumen and water. However, things are more complicated if there are non-condensable gases such as methane present or solvents or solvent blends. Sophisticated computer models are typically used to perform thermodynamic phase envelope...

... methyl ester surfactant additive efficiency extraction test alberta water chemistry bitumen recovery biofuel fatty acid artificial process water process water upstream oil & gas enhanced recovery ore-water slurry oil sand moschopedis interfacial tension bitumen renewable...

... cement foam cement differential bitumen application drilling blind grosmont alberta cement return integrity circulation drilling fluid grosmont formation rop wellbore drilling efficiency strength drilling laricina energy drilling operation upstream oil & gas...

... and bitumen. In this process, the injected solvent diffuses into the heavy oil/bitumen, reduces its viscosity, and drains it to the producing well. The VAPEX process is more acceptable than other processes due to its environmental friendliness, low capital and operating costs, and suitability for thin...

... Resources Conservation Board) tailings directive proposes to monitor tailings management in much the same way as bitumen production is managed (2) . In any case, there will be several management strategies that may be implemented to meet this directive, including such things as composite tailings...

... Abstract The Burnt Lake Oil Sand Lease is located about 300 km northeast of Edmonton. The lease is estimated to contain 330 million m 3 of bitumen in place in the Clearwater oil sands formation. Cold production was tested in the lease to recovery 11–12 °API crude bitumen between 1990 and 1993...

... International Petroleum Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 12-14, 2007. 2. MILLOUR, J.P., MOORE, R.G., BENNION, D.W., URSENBACH, M.G., and GIE, D.N., An Expanded Compositional Model for Low Temperature Oxidation of Athabasca Bitumen; paper 86-37-41, 37th Annual Technical Meeting, Petroleum Society...