... the challenges that have faced the steam-based recovery processes ( Vermeulen and McGee, 2000 ). The basic function of electrical heating is to replace steam injection but still raise reservoir temperature, reduce in-situ oil viscosity and thus increase oil mobility. In electromagnetic (EM) heating...

... to be considered. The use of high frequency electromagnetic (EM) heating has been studied for a couple of decades now and is one of the approaches that has shown potential as a non-steam based thermal method for heavy oil recovery. Electromagnetic heating has several advantages over steam injection...

... Abstract For thermal heavy oil recovery, conventional steam injection processes are generally limited to reservoirs of relatively shallow depth, high permeability, thick pay zone and homogeneity. An alternative approach of applying Electromagnetic (EM) energy may be used to generate heat...

... saturation S o are constant resulting in (B-3) d ( A u o ) d x = 0  or  A u o = q o = q o ( t ) . References References Abernethy , E.R. 1976 . Production Increase of Heavy Oil by Electromagnetic Heating . J. Cdn. Pet. Tech...

... a commercial finite element electromagnetic simulator with a commercial reservoir simulator. They concluded that electromagnetic heating of heavy oil is a promising method of production. In November 2017, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) and Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) awarded $10...

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... to control this diffusion process, heating process in electromagnetic heating stimulation and EOR can be optimized. Conclusion From the discussion above, it can be concluded that longer sonication time creates more possibility for nanoparticles to diffuse from brine to oil. However, when nanoparticles...

... Abstract Electromagnetic (EM) heating holds a large potential in heavy oil recovery since it can reduce carbon emission and avoid excessive water usage, and is applicable for water hostile reservoirs such as shale oil reservoirs. Combining solvent injection and EM heating might further reduce...

... Abstract Electromagnetic (EM) heating is a new promising technology to enhance the recovery in heavy oil reservoirs significantly. The method is in general not limited to depth and is able to homogenously heat up large volumes of a reservoir. In this work the potential of heavy oil production...

... Abstract Electromagnetically driven heavy oil recovery is considered as an alternative or as a complementary technique to steam injection methods. Inductive electromagnetic heating (IH) of heavy oil reservoir represents a complicated multi-physics process affected by operating conditions...

... shown that the EM technology can be applied even to shallow or thin reservoirs economically. When oil sands reservoirs are discontinuous, shale can be a barrier to the steam heating process, EM may be applied to such a heterogeneous reservoir, since the electromagnetic waves generating the heat...

... Abstract Electromagnetic (EM) heating, also called high-frequency heating, generates EM waves through an antenna located inside a wellbore and parallel to the reservoir sand-face. The EM energy heats the reservoir from within, causing oil viscosity to lower and oil production to increase...

...SPE Society of Petroleum EngineeI'S SPE 22177 Enhanced Oil Recovery of Ugnu Tar Sands of Alaska Using Electromagnetic Heating With Horizontal Wells M.R. Islam, EMERTEC Developments Inc., and 8.8. Wadadar and A. Bansal, U. of Alaska Fairbanks SPE Members Copyright 1991, Society of Petroleum...

... Abstract This paper demonstrates how electromagnetic induction heating is used for bitumen recovery from the Athabasca oil sands in Alberta with minimal external water requirements. The paper addresses the setup requirements and the necessary parameters for this method to achieve an economic...

... Abstract This paper demonstrates how a novel electromagnetic induction heating technology can be used to recover oil from the Athabasca oil sands of Alberta with minimal environmental impact. The paper compares the new technology to other electromagmetic heating technologies for oil sands...