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Heavy Oil Recovery and Upgrading

  • 1st Edition - February 28, 2019
  • Latest edition
  • Author: James G. Speight
  • Language: English

Heavy Oil Recovery and Upgrading covers properties, factors, methods and all current and upcoming processes, giving engineers, new and experienced, the full spectrum of recovery… Read more

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Description

Heavy Oil Recovery and Upgrading covers properties, factors, methods and all current and upcoming processes, giving engineers, new and experienced, the full spectrum of recovery choices, including SAGD, horizontal well technology, and hybrid approaches. Moving on to the upgrading and refining of the product, the book also includes information on in situ upgrading, refining options, and hydrogen production. Rounding out with environmental effects, management methods on refinery waste, and the possible future configurations within the refinery, this book provides engineers with a single source to make decisions and manage the full range of challenges.

Key features

  • Presents the properties, mechanisms, screening criteria and field applications for heavy oil enhanced recovery projects
  • Includes current upgrading options and future methods for refining heavy oil development
  • Fills in the gaps between literature and practical application for everyday industry reference

Readership

Petroleum engineers; refinery managers; graduate-level petroleum engineering students

Table of contents

Part I: Recovery1. Heavy Oil, Extra Heavy Oil, and Tar Sand Bitumen2. Occurrence and Properties3. Non-Thermal Methods of Recovery4. Thermal Methods of Recovery5. Recovery by Mining

Part II: Upgrading6. Upgrading during Recovery7. Refining Heavy Oil and Extra-Heavy Oil8. Thermal Cracking9. Catalytic Cracking10. Hydrotreating and Desulfurization11. Hydrocracking12. Hydrogen Production 13. Solvent Processes14. Environmental Effects15. Heavy Oil Recovery and Upgrading - The Future

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 28, 2019
  • 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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