Enhanced oil recovery techniques for heavy oil and oilsands reservoirs after steam injection

X Dong, H Liu, Z Chen, K Wu, N Lu, Q Zhang - Applied energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The in-situ steam-based technology is still the main exploitation method for heavy oil and
oilsands resources all over the world. But currently most of the steam-based processes (eg …

A review on systematic approach for microbial enhanced oil recovery technologies: Opportunities and challenges

A Saravanan, PS Kumar, KH Vardhan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Oil is an indispensable ingredient for both food and energy in most of the countries. Due to
insufficient extraction process reduces the average oil recovery rate up to 30%. Enhanced …

Analysis of Devonian black shales in Kentucky for potential carbon dioxide sequestration and enhanced natural gas production

BC Nuttal, C Eble, RM Bustin, JA Drahovzal - Greenhouse Gas Control …, 2005 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Organic matter in the Devonian gas shales has large surface areas
similar to that found in coal. Coal seams are currently being investigated as potential …

[PDF][PDF] Enhanced heavy and extra heavy oil recovery: Current status and new trends

S Gomaa, KG Salem, AN El-hoshoudy - Petroleum, 2024 - researchgate.net
abstract Due to the increased demand for energy resources these days, especially due to
the Russian-Ukrainian war, the focus of the major countries is turning strongly towards …

[HTML][HTML] Recovery of heavy oil and extra heavy oil; Current status, new trends, and enhancement techniques

S Gomaa, KG Salem, AN El-hoshoudy - Petroleum, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the increased demand for energy resources these days, especially due to the
Russian-Ukrainian war, the focus of the major countries is turning strongly towards …

Effects of matrix permeability and fracture on production characteristics and residual oil distribution during flue gas flooding in low permeability/tight reservoirs

H Chen, H Li, Z Li, S Li, Y Wang, J Wang, B Li - Journal of Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of matrix permeability and fracture on production characteristics and residual oil
distribution of flue gas flooding in low permeability/tight conditions are analyzed …

Advancements, challenges, and perspectives of flue gas injection in subsurface formations: a comprehensive review

M Nassabeh, S Iglauer, A Keshavarz, Z You - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
Flue gas injection into subsurface formations has emerged as a promising approach for
enhanced oil and gas recovery, as well as geological carbon sequestration. Extensive …

Determination of Individual Diffusion Coefficients of C3H8/n-C4H10/CO2/Heavy-Oil Systems at High Pressures and Elevated Temperatures by Dynamic Volume …

S Zheng, D Yang - Spe Journal, 2017 - onepetro.org
By coupling heat and mass transfer for C3H8/n-C4H10/CO2/heavy-oil systems as well as by
treating heavy oil as multiple pseudocomponents, a new technique together with its …

Gas injection assisted steam huff-n-puff process for oil recovery from deep heavy oil reservoirs with low-permeability

T Wan, XJ Wang, Z Jing, Y Gao - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The primary objective of this paper is to evaluate the possibility of using gas assisted cyclic
steam stimulation for enhanced oil recovery in Xinjiang low-permeability heavy oil …

Multi-thermal fluid assisted gravity drainage process: A new improved-oil-recovery technique for thick heavy oil reservoir

X Dong, H Liu, J Hou, Z Zhang, ZJ Chen - Journal of Petroleum Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
Multi-thermal fluid is a new heat-carrier proposed in decades. This paper introduces multi-
thermal fluid into the thermal recovery process of thick heavy oil reservoir (THOR). First …