Viscosity is the resistance of a material to continuous deformation exerted by shear force.
High viscosity, which is sometimes greater than 1 million mPa s, at the initial reservoir …

Due to the high viscosity of heavy crude oils, production from these reservoirs is a
demanding task. To tackle this problem, reducing oil viscosity is a promising approach …

Dimethyl ether (DME) was investigated as a potential additive to steam to improve steam‐
assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) in a previous simulation study. The main objective of this …

Conventional techniques for extracting and transporting bitumen, such as steam-assisted
gravity drainage (SAGD), are associated with significant environmental drawbacks and …

In this study, a new and pragmatic methodology has been developed to accurately predict
the viscosity for light solvents (ie, methane, ethane, propane, n-butane, n-pentane, N2, and …

Experimental data have shown that the solubility of water in the oleic (L) phase (x wL) can
be significant at elevated temperatures. However, x wL was not properly considered in prior …

The hybrid steam-solvent injection has been considered as a promising technique for
enhancing heavy oil/bitumen recovery, while its main mechanisms including the heat …

The amount of oil that is contained in the Canadian oil sands represent the third largest oil
accumulation in the world. Approximately half of the daily oil production from the oil sands …

Steam/solvent coinjection has been studied as a potential method to improve the efficiency
of conventional steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) for bitumen recovery. This research …

In view of high oil viscosity at high temperatures, slow steam chamber expansion rate, low
oil rate, and low oil/steam ratio of domestic super heavy oil blocks developed with dual …