This paper reviews the basic research means for oilfield development and also the
researches and tests of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods for mature oilfields and …

As a significant unconventional petroleum resource, heavy oil plays a crucial strategic,
economic, and technological role in China. Its extraction enhances domestic energy …

The aquathermolysis process is widely considered to be one of the most promising
approaches of in-situ upgrading of heavy oil. It is well known that introduction of metal ions …

With the continuous depletion of easy-to produce oil resources, the effective and low-cost
exploitation and upgrading of heavy oil becomes a key to alleviate the contradiction …

The combine utilization of traditional fossil sources and biomass energy is a new idea with
great potential. In this study, established the heavy crude oil upgrading system combine with …

In this study, to synthesize an active and feasible mono, bi, and trimetallic Sn–Ni–Cu/ionic
microemulsion catalysts (IMECs), a novel synthesis process was proposed. All synthesized …

A targeted viscosity reduction and pour inhibition mixed system was developed to address
the issues of high steam injection pressure, low thermal efficiency, and field incompatibility …

The development of heavy oil has become increasingly important due to the demand of
human society for energy. The in-situ upgrading is a technology using transition metal …

In-situ catalytic technology for heavy oil reservoirs is widely regarded as one of the most
promising methods for heavy oil extraction. However, its large-scale application faces …

In-situ processing has been suggested as an alternative for upgrading heavy oils and
bitumen directly in the reservoir. However, there is not much information on the kinetic of the …