A review of the mechanics of heavy-oil recovery by steam injection with chemical additives

RA Pratama, T Babadagli - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The efficiency improvement of steam injection (more oil, less steam) is a critical challenge in
heavy oil recovery. Using chemical additives is one option to achieve this efficiency …

Study on steam and microemulsion alternate injection for enhanced productivity in heavy oil fields

GVB de Oliveira, JD Coutinho de Araújo… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Steam injection is widely used as an enhanced oil recovery method for heavy oil fields;
however, its efficiency normally decreases in late injection stages. Recent studies have …

What did we learn from steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) applications in three decades, and what is next?

RA Pratama, T Babadagli - Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates and analyzes three decades of ongoing SAGD projects in Canada,
examining their successes, failures, lessons learned, and limitations from multiple …

Laboratory experiment and field application of chemical assisted steam flooding

H Wang, Y Yang, G Wu, M Luo - Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
There are serious problems such as steam channeling and low oil-steam ratio when it
comes to steam flooding. In order to improve its performance and to enhance oil recovery …

Post-SAGD Efficiency Improvement

RA Pratama - 2024 - era.library.ualberta.ca
Randy Agra Pratama Page 1 Post-SAGD Efficiency Improvement by Randy Agra Pratama A
thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy …