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 …

Sustainability refers to achieving our goals without compromising the capacity of coming
generations to accomplish their aims. Sustainability is a multifaceted approach considering …

We suggest alternative objective functions based on the concept of thermoeconomics (or
exergoeconomics) that could be used for simultaneous maximization of economics and …

Pipeline transportation of crude oil is an important aspect of petroleum industry which
usually need amounts of electrical heating to reduce wax deposition for long-distance …

Nigerian bituminous tar sands are among the world's largest deposits of bitumen and heavy
oil. They are estimated to contain 38–40 billion barrels of heavy oil and bitumen, spanning …

The in-situ steam based technology is still the main exploitation method for bitumen and
heavy oil resources all over the world. But most of the steam-based processes (eg, cyclic …

Thermal enhanced oil recovery is known to be the most effective way of heavy oil
production. This article discusses the application of sinusoidal wells to improve the efficiency …

Petroleum represents an important source of energy. The different resources for energy are
classified into renewable and non-renewable. Petroleum is the main source of the non …

Based on all of the studies in the previous chapters, this chapter discusses some other
enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes. These include electrical heating, nanotechnology …

Oil Industry is going green and there is no solid and comprehensive publication that outlines
the use of green energies and methods in oil recovery. Thus, this paper is going to close that …