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Heavy Oil Production Processes

  • 1st Edition - March 5, 2013
  • Latest edition
  • Author: James G. Speight
  • Language: English

As conventional-oil resources are depleted worldwide, vast heavy oil reserves available in various parts of the world become increasingly important as a secure future energy so… Read more

Description

As conventional-oil resources are depleted worldwide, vast heavy oil reserves available in various parts of the world become increasingly important as a secure future energy source. Brief but readable, Heavy Oil Production Processes discusses the latest improvements in production processes including; thermal methods (steam floods, cyclic steam stimulation, SAGD) as well as non-thermal methods (cold flow with sand production, cyclic solvent process, VAPEX). The book begins with an overview of the chemistry, engineering, and technology of heavy oil as they evolve into the twenty-first century. The preceding chapters are written to provide a basic understanding of each technology, evolving processes and new processes as well as the various environmental regulations.

Clear and rigorous,

Heavy Oil Production Processes will prove useful for those scientists and engineers already engaged in fossil fuel science and technology as well as scientists, non-scientists, engineers, and non-engineers who wish to gain a general overview or update of the science and technology of fossil fuels. The not only does the book discuss the production processes but also provides methods which should reduce environmental footprint and improve profitability.

Key features

  • Overview of the chemistry, engineering, and technology of oil sands
  • Updates on the evolving processes and new processes
  • Evolving and new environmental regulations regarding oil sands production

Readership

Operations engineers, Production engineers, Geologists and Research and development engineers

Table of contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Definitions

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Reservoirs and Deposits

1.3 Petroleum, Heavy Oil, and Tar Sand Bitumen

1.4 Resources and Reserves

1.5 Conclusions

References

Chapter 2. Origin and Occurrence

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Occurrence and Distribution

2.3 Reservoir Evaluation

2.4 Reservoir Fluids

2.5 Reserves and Production

References

Chapter 3. Properties and Evaluation

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Sampling Methods

3.3 Composition and Molecular Weight

3.4 Physical Properties

3.5 Thermal Properties

3.6 Metals Content

References

Chapter 4. Nonthermal Recovery of Heavy Oil

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Primary Recovery

4.3 Secondary Recovery

4.4 Tertiary Recovery

4.5 Other Methods

4.6 Oil Mining

References

Chapter 5. Thermal Methods of Recovery

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Hot-Fluid Injection

5.3 Steam Injection

5.4 Combustion Processes

5.5 Other Processes

References

Chapter 6. Upgrading During Recovery

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Partial Upgrading at the Surface

6.3 Upgrading During Recovery

6.4 Epilog

References

Glossary

Conversion Factors

Review quotes

"After describing methods for evaluating the properties of heavy oil, this book clearly explains different approaches for the nonthermal recovery of heavy oil from reservoirs and tar sand deposits and the process of heating up a reservoir to enable oil flow to the wellbore."—Research and Reference Book News, August 2013

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 5, 2013
  • Language: English

About the author

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James G. Speight

Dr. Speight has more than fifty years of experience in areas associated with the properties and processing of conventional and synthetic fuels. He has participated in, as well as led, significant research in defining the use of chemistry of tar sand bitumen, heavy oil, conventional petroleum, natural gas, coal, oil shale, and biomass as well as work related to corrosion and corrosion prevention. He has founded and/or edited several international journals, most recently the Proceedings of the Oil Gas Scientific Research Project Institute, Azerbaijan, and Petroleum Science and Technology (Taylor & Francis, until 2020). Dr. Speight is an author/editor of several databases and encyclopedic works. He has also authored more than 95 books as well as more than 400 publications, reports, and presentations detailing these research activities, and has taught more than eighty related courses.
Affiliations and expertise
CD and W Incorporated, Laramie, USA

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