... of solvent addition to a steam drive process, applied it for the first time in the Peace River area in Canada, and obtained evidence of oil uplift in the patterns where solvent was injected. However, piloting this new technology in a brown field had many challenges, especially when evaluating its main...

... This can lead to the formation of steam channels in the reservoir which serve as conduits for subsequent volumes of steam and result in conformance problems ( Doscher and Hammershaimb 1982 ). The efficiency of the steam drive process can be improved by using additives. These additives can...