In situ combustion: A comprehensive review of the current state of knowledge

JD Antolinez, R Miri, A Nouri - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
In situ combustion or fire flooding is a promising enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique
designed to produce heavy oils and bitumen. This method involves the in-place heating and …

The geoscience of in-situ combustion and high-pressure air injection

BM Storey, RH Worden, DD McNamara - Geosciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Considering the global drive toward net-zero carbon emissions in the near future, the need
to find clean sources of energy has never been more important. It is estimated that globally …

Oxidation behavior of light crude oil and its SARA fractions characterized by TG and DSC techniques: differences and connections

C Yuan, MA Varfolomeev, DA Emelianov… - Energy & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
This research is intended to reveal the difference and connection of oxidation behavior
between crude oil and its SARA fractions. Thermogravimetry (TG) and differential scanning …

EPR as a complementary tool for the analysis of low-temperature oxidation reactions of crude oils

SS Mehrabi-Kalajahi, MA Varfolomeev, C Yuan… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2018 - Elsevier
Air injection is a promising method for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in both conventional
and unconventional oil sources. It is widely accepted that oxidation reactions between oil …

Study of Heavy Oil In-situ Combustion with Copper Biocatalysts: Kinetics and Thermodynamic Aspects of High-Temperature Oxidation Reactions

MS Chemam, Y Djouadi, C Khelkhal… - Thermochimica …, 2024 - Elsevier
In-situ combustion is considered an efficient thermally enhanced oil recovery method.
However, the combustion front stabilization remains a challenge for the scientific community …

Effects of water on light oil recovery by air injection

NK Gargar, AA Mailybaev, D Marchesin, H Bruining - Fuel, 2014 - Elsevier
We formulate a mathematical model for one dimensional flow with chemical reactions
resulting from injection of air into a porous medium initially filled with gas, water and volatile …

Recovery of light oil by air injection at medium temperature: Experiments

NK Gargar, AA Mailybaev, D Marchesin… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2015 - Elsevier
Volatile oil recovery through air injection is a promising method for highly heterogeneous
low permeability reservoirs. Thermal effects due to oxidation reaction, vaporization …

High pressure air injection in ultra-low permeability reservoirs: Effects of physical and chemical reactions on oil recovery

W Pu, H Fan, D Du, S Zhao, Z Liu, Y Li, F Jin - … Engineering Research and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This research aims to investigate the effects of physical and chemical reactions on oil
recovery during high-pressure air injection (HPAI) in ultra-low permeability reservoirs. The …

Multicomponent effects in liquid–gas filtration combustion

MAE Kokubun, NK Gargar, H Bruinning… - Combustion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper develops the theory of liquid–gas filtration combustion, when an oxidizer (air) is
injected into porous rock containing two-component liquid fuel. We found a qualitatively new …

Innovative In Situ Combustion Technique: Moving Air Injection from Toe to Heel in a Single Well for Enhanced Oil Recovery

JD Antolinez Jimenez - 2024 - era.library.ualberta.ca
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods play a pivotal role in the petroleum industry, enabling
the extraction of hydrocarbons that would otherwise remain trapped in reservoirs. Among …