Current Status and Development Direction of Low-Carbon Exploitation Technology for Heavy Oil

H Li, Q Wang, Y Wu - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the strategic goal of “carbon peaking and carbon neutral” in China, new requirements
are also put forward for the thermal recovery of heavy oil. In view of the problems of …

[HTML][HTML] Rich solvent-Steam assisted gravity drainage (RS-SAGD): An option for clean oil sands recovery processes

V Mohan, Y Su, J Wang, ID Gates - Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The impact of steam generation on Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) process
economics and environmental impacts have led to various modifications of SAGD including …

Part 1: Kinetics of Methane Exsolution From Bitumen in Thermal Recovery Processes–Experimental Study

M Khalifi, R Khaledi, H Motahhari… - SPE Canadian Energy …, 2023 - onepetro.org
Under the reservoir conditions, bitumen has minute volumes of dissolved methane that
when heated through a thermal recovery process, leave the solution and can potentially …

Utilizing Gas/Water Displacement in Oil Sands Reservoir for Lean Zone Mitigation

J Xu, H Aghabarati, A Zamani… - SPE Canadian Energy …, 2023 - onepetro.org
Water-saturated lean zones are notoriously challenging for steam-assisted gravity drainage
(SAGD) operations since they increase heat loss and impair the SAGD performance. This …