Speight James. Heavy Oil Production Processes

Gulf Professional Publishing, 2013. — 180 p. — ISBN: 9780124017481; ISBN: 978012401720.As conventional-oil resources are depleted worldwide, vast heavy oil reserves available in various parts of the world become increasingly important as a secure future energy source. Brief but readable, Heavy Oil Production Processes discusses the latest improvements in production processes including; thermal methods (steam floods, cyclic steam stimulation, SAGD) as well as non-thermal methods (cold flow with sand production, cyclic solvent process, VAPEX). The book begins with an overview of the chemistry, engineering, and technology of heavy oil as they evolve into the twenty-first century. The preceding chapters are written to provide a basic understanding of each technology, evolving processes and new processes as well as the various environmental regulations.DefinitionsReservoirs and Deposits
Petroleum, Heavy Oil, and Tar Sand Bitumen
Resources and Reserves
ConclusionsOrigin and OccurrenceOccurrence and Distribution
Reservoir Evaluation
Reservoir Fluids
Reserves and ProductionProperties and EvaluationSampling Methods
Composition and Molecular Weight
Physical Properties
Thermal Properties
Metals ContentNonthermal Recovery of Heavy OilPrimary Recovery
Secondary Recovery
Tertiary Recovery
Other Methods
Oil MiningThermal Methods of RecoveryHot-Fluid Injection
Steam Injection
Combustion Processes
Other ProcessesUpgrading During Recoveryial Upgrading at the Surface
Upgrading During Recovery
EpilogConversion Factors
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