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Thermal Recovery of Oil and Bitumen by Roger M. Butler

Thermal Recovery of Oil and Bitumen Roger M. Butler ebook
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0139149538, 9780139149535
Page: 496
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(How much oil is lost in the burning process? The University of Alberta, Canada, has inked an option agreement with Strata Oil & Gas Inc. Steam is Another drilling technology being discussed is also a form of thermal recovery called cyclic steam stimulation (CSS). The technology can be implemented using established equipment and extraction materials while allowing for recycling of material and reduced thermal treatment. SAGD extracts bitumen from underground by drilling wells into the reservoir, as with conventional oil and natural gas production. This is a great opportunity for a Reservoir Engineer to consult, provide and be an integral part of the thermal recovery of heavy oil and/or bitumen for our client. This does not appear to be pie in the sky, as they The heat generated in the reservoir reduces the viscosity of the heavy oil, allowing it to drain into a second, horizontal well from where it rises to the surface. Is the THAI™ system (below) or any other process that comes along for economically recovering heavy oil and bitumen the answer to our dependence on oil for the majority of our transportation fuels? SAGD recovery involves drilling pairs of horizontal wells, one placed above the other in each pair. With some experts predicting peak oil as early as 2030, there is more and more interest in so called "unconventional resources" such as heavy oil and bitumen. The pilot will use three parallel horizontal wells with electrical cables to conduct heat throughout the targeted bitumen formation. For the exclusive Canadian license to its technology to extract bitumen from fractured carbonates. April 19, 2013 - Reducing fresh water use and enhancing oil recovery in oil sands development are among five new pilot projects supported by Alberta's The project is designed to develop the bitumen in a reservoir that is too viscous for conventional production, but does not require as much heat as most current thermal projects. Shen, Co-Chairman, said "this technology has been proven successful in an CNOOC limited offshore project, and Sunshine Oilsands' research of the "multi-component thermal fluid thermal recovery technology" gives a possible indication that it could work economically in bitumen reservoirs". Than 20% with conventional techniques, Dhinsa says . Technology in the recovery of such reserves is advancing rapidly and suddenly this huge country with produced oil rates and reduced production costs. Trinidad and Tobago High Commission in Canada exploring Drilling Operations for Heavy Oil Resource. Daybreak extends drilling program to seven wells at California oil project May 17, 2013 Daybreak Oil and Gas, Inc. There are currently two main categories of processes for in situ—i.e., underground, without mining—thermal recovery of bitumen and heavy oil: steam injection and combustion. STEAM ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINGE (SAGD) The most promising thermal recovery technology is the Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) process. During the process of oil extraction from oil sands, bitumen, a semi-solid oxidized form of oil, is removed using thermal recovery techniques that consume about 3.1 barrels of water per single barrel of oil 1.