The natural cracking of crude oils in deep reservoirs has gained great interest due to
continuously increasing depth of petroleum exploration and exploitation. Complex oil …

In situ combustion or fire flooding is a promising enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique
designed to produce heavy oils and bitumen. This method involves the in-place heating and …

Crude oil upgrading is of major economic importance. Heavy crude oils exist in large
quantities in the western hemisphere, but are difficult to produce and transport because of …

In this study, the kinetics of heavy crude-oil combustion in porous media are reported.
Ramped temperature oxidation (RTO) tests with effluent gas analysis are conducted to …

Air injection-based enhanced oil recovery processes are receiving increased interest
because of their high recovery potentials and applicability to a wide range of reservoirs …

Exploitation of heavy/extra heavy oil is becoming challenging as it conventionally requires
injection of steam in high proportions, making it not environmentally friendly. In-situ …

In-situ combustion (ISC) is a promising enhanced oil recovery method for heavy oil, late
stage, or very deep reservoirs. One persistent challenge in modeling ISC is determining the …

In situ upgrading technology (ISUT) is a thermal EOR-upgrading process, which combines
hydrogen and nano-catalyst for carrying out hydroprocessing reactions downhole at …

Considering the global drive toward net-zero carbon emissions in the near future, the need
to find clean sources of energy has never been more important. It is estimated that globally …

Heavy oil, deep, and waterflooded reservoirs contain significant petroleum resources but
present many unique challenges for oil recovery. In situ combustion (ISC) is a thermal …