... Evaluation Symposium gas solubility heavy crude Oil Recovery The 20th Formation Evaluation Symposium of Japan, October 1 - 2, 2014 -1- GAS SOLUBILITY AND ACIDITY EFFECTS ON HEAVY OIL RECOVERY AT RESERVOIR CONDITIONS. Ronald Nguele1, Kyuro Sasaki1, Yuichi Sugai1, Hikmat Said-Al Salim2 and Masanori...

... of designed oil has been significantly varied: one set of designed oil (O1) was prepared with heavy acid while the second designed oil (O2) includes light acid. Patterns and conditions of emulsions formations of O1 and O2 with the various fines were generated through a series of experiments ( Figure 2...

... to 260,000 cP. SAGD steam-assisted gravity drainage thermal method Upstream Oil & Gas oil production viscosity viscosity reducer enhanced recovery Efficiency steam injection optimization oil soluble viscosity reducer wellbore heavy oil reservoir heavy oil Oil Viscosity China...

... production costs and increase recovery of such a reservoir can be considered as an optimization study. The following projects for production optimization in heavy oil reservoirs are from the literature. Of course, the optimization works are not limited with the ones presented here, but it is not possible...

... the design, execution, evaluation and the recommended way forward of this world first acid & steam production enhancement initiative for enhanced recovery process in the heavy oil reservoirs. fluid dynamics stimulation new technique upstream oil & gas water zone acid saturation flow...

... first acid & steam production enhancement initiative for enhanced recovery process in the heavy oil reservoirs. flow in porous media new dimension enhanced recovery upstream oil & gas water zone bitumen fluid dynamics stimulation water saturation new technique hydrocarbon deposit...

... recovery in conventional oil reservoirs. ACID GAS INJECTION IN CANADA The authors report that the immediate benefit of the project was to reduce atmospheric emissions. Additional benefits were related to tertiary crude oil reserves, subsurface sulphur storage and a more effective use of capital (i.e...

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... They have been widely proven to be effective in reducing heavy oil viscosity. This facilitates the flow of oil to the wellbore. Thermal recovery methods involve inducing heat into the reservoir to improve the recovery factor. One of the most widely applied thermal methods is cyclic steam stimulation...

... gas dispersion enhanced gas recovery acid gas co 2 geological storage storage separation solubility mole fraction reservoir Introduction Carbon dioxide capture and storage in geological formations is considered to be one of the practical options for reducing atmospheric greenhouse...

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... Abstract The paper presents the results of lab and filtration studies aimed at improving the procedure of thermal/gas/chemical effect (TGCE) with the generation of thermogenic system in reservoir conditions, proposed as an alternative to the methods of increasing oil recovery, such as water-gas...

...-heavy oil in carbonate reservoirs. The main focus of the research presented in this paper is the impact of rock dissolution on oil recovery by smart water injection in carbonate reservoirs due to the natural generation of acidic water. Samples of carbonate rocks, brines and heavy crude oil were...

...-uniform and non-steady-state exposure of the bitumen to the steam, heat losses, gases accumulation in the reservoir, changes in oil, water, and gas production rates over recovery period, etc . Such effects could impact overall gas production and its composition. PVT model Initial bitumen...

.... These tests show that bitumen recovery efficiency increases over 40%. In another series of tests, tall oil fatty acids methyl ester was injected into a high pressure steam line at a 7.4 g-biodiesel/kg-steam dosage. Because of the solubility of biodiesel in bitumen, the effect of biodiesel on bitumen recovery...

... amidobetaine/polymer formulation showed an average incremental oil recovery of around 17%. The developed betaine surfactants provide good chemical candidates for CEOR in HTHS reservoirs. water management Upstream Oil & Gas enhanced recovery recovery core flooding test formulation low high...

... scenario becomes no longer feasible, even for low API gravity heavy oil. These parameters affecting protection include but are not limited to water cut, well pad processing, steam cycle phenomena, reservoir characteristics, pipeline operating temperature, partitioning characteristics of the acid gases...