Comprehensive review of enhanced oil recovery strategies for heavy oil and bitumen reservoirs in various countries: Global perspectives, challenges, and solutions

M Seidy-Esfahlan, SA Tabatabaei-Nezhad… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
This study presents a comprehensive review of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods
tailored specifically for high permeable heavy oil/bitumen (HOB) reservoirs, encompassing …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of Graft Density of Partially Hydrophobic Copolymers on the Treatment of Oil Sands Mature Fine Tailings

G Kalyanaraman - 2021 - prism.ucalgary.ca
Alberta is well renowned for its oil sands mining that has led to enormous deposits of waste
called tailings (alkaline slurry of residual bitumen, clay, and water). The presence of clays …

[PDF][PDF] Solvent Diffusion in a Solvent/Water/Bitumen System

EA Cavanzo Balcazar - 2020 - prism.ucalgary.ca
Thermal heavy oil recovery processes use steam and therefore are energy intensive and
emit significant amounts of greenhouse gases. One option to reduce steam usage is a …