Heavy oil resources have become increasingly important in recent years due to a reduction
in light oil production and an increase in energy consumption. A large number of heavy oil …

abstract 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 …

In this study, pressure depletion tests on foamy oil flow were conducted in a one-meter-long
sandpack system to investigate the effect of pressure depletion rates on different heavy oil …

Steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD), as a commercially proven high ultimate recovery
process for heavy oil and bitumen is energy intensive and may be limited by high usage of …

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 …

Steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) has been widely employed for heavy oil
exploration, which however suffers low oil displacement efficiency and high-water …

Steam injection is a widely used oil-recovery method that has been commercially successful
in many types of heavy-oil reservoirs, including the oil sands of Alberta, Canada. Steam is …

As part of its Healthy Environment and Healthy Economy (HEHE) plan to address climate
change, the Canadian government intends to increase the carbon tax from its current level of …

Solubility and diffusivity are essential to the design, implementation, and ultimate success of
solvent extraction processes. In this paper, we demonstrate a microfluidic approach to …

A considerable portion of heavy oil resides in thin formations. In such reservoir
environments, thermal recovery methods tend to be neither effective nor economical, due to …