A comprehensive review of thermal enhanced oil recovery: Techniques evaluation

EMA Mokheimer, M Hamdy… - Journal of …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The oil production from any well passes through three stages. The first stage is the natural
extraction of oil under the well pressure, the second stage starts when the well pressure …

Challenges and future of chemical assisted heavy oil recovery processes

M Ahmadi, Z Chen - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2020 - Elsevier
The primary method for heavy oil and bitumen production across the world is still in-situ
steam-based technology. There are some drawbacks associated with steam-driven heavy …

Hybridization of superparamagnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles with MWCNTs and effect of surface modification on electromagnetic heating process efficiency: A …

R Gharibshahi, M Omidkhah, A Jafari, Z Fakhroueian - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effect of different surface modifications on the microwave
absorption performance of new synthesized MWCNT-Fe 3 O 4 nanohybrid. MWCNT-Fe 3 O …

The role of nanodispersed catalysts in microwave application during the development of unconventional hydrocarbon reserves: a review of potential applications

AV Vakhin, MA Khelkhal, A Tajik, MR Gafurov… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Electromagnetic impact on oil reservoir manifests itself in various physical and chemical
phenomena and attracts a significant scientific and technological interest. Microwave (MW) …

[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 …

Electromagnetic heating, an eco-friendly method to enhance heavy oil production: A review of recent advancements

P Sivakumar, S Krishna, S Hari, RK Vij - Environmental Technology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
While the demand for energy globally increases everyday due to economic growth,
unconventional hydrocarbon resources like shale, oil sands, heavy oil and extra heavy oil …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study of electrical heating to enhance oil production from oil-wet carbonate reservoirs

F Amrouche, D Xu, M Short, S Iglauer, J Vinogradov… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
New approaches for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) with a reduced environmental footprint
are required to improve recovery from mature oil fields, and when combined with carbon …

Thermal stimulation of shale formations by electromagnetic heating: A clean technique for enhancing oil and gas recovery

L Hu, H Li, T Babadagli, X Xie, H Deng - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Electromagnetic heating has been proposed to environmentally produce shale gas, shale
oil, and oil shale. Unlike hydraulic fracturing that cracks shale by tensile and shear stresses …

Experimental study and numerical simulation of nitrogen-assisted SAGD in developing heavy oil reservoirs

Z Yuan, P Liu, S Zhang, X Li, L Shi, R Jin - Journal of Petroleum Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
The presence of significant amounts of injected steam and heat loss are unavoidable issues
occurred that are observed during the steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) process in …

Effect of microwave irradiation on the viscosity of crude oil: A view at the molecular level

H Shang, Y Yue, J Zhang, J Wang, Q Shi… - Fuel Processing …, 2018 - Elsevier
The increase in global energy demand and decrease in easily extractable light crude oil has
generated a growing interest in heavy oil exploitation. However, the high viscosity of heavy …