VAPEX is the promising heavy oil/bitumen recovery method with solvent diffusion into heavy
oil/bitumen as a primary driving mechanism. The estimated oil recovery factor ranges from …

Since Butler and Mokrys introduced the VAPEX process in 1991, it was the subject of many
interests in heavy oil researches during the last decades. In the 20th anniversary of VAPEX …

In this paper, the nanoclay particles were introduced as mobile adsorbents in oil reservoirs
to adsorb the asphaltenes, reduce the viscosity and enhance the dispersion. The objective …

The influence of nanoclays on the asphaltene deposition, the recovery factor, and the
solvent consumption of Iranian heavy oil were studied in a vapor extraction process …

The combination of growing energy demands, the declining performance of conventional oil
fields and attractive oil prices have renewed interest in both Heavy Oil resources (HO) and …

There are significant heavy oil and bitumen resources in Canada. Global energy demand is
rising while environmental constraints make heavy oil recovery more challenging. Therefore …

The effect of the vapor dew point and matrix permeability on the movement of deposited
streaks in the vapor extraction (VAPEX) process was investigated. Furthermore, the …

The present research carries out an in-detail study of the VAPEX process as one of the most
recent solvent-based heavy oil recovery techniques in fractured reservoirs to evaluate the …

There are significant heavy oil and bitumen resources in Canada. Considering increasing
energy demands, these abundant resources are a potential energy source. Regardless …

Thermodynamic efficiency indicators of equipment for alternating cyclic steam and flue gas
injection to increase oil recovery and reduce adverse environmental impact were analyzed …