This paper seeks answers, through a 'philosophical'approach, to the questions of whether
enhanced oil recovery projects are purely driven by economic restrictions (ie oil prices) or if …

A novel experimental procedure was proposed to investigate the phase behavior of a
solvent mixture (SM)(64 mol% CH 4, 8 mol% CO 2, and 28 mol% C 3 H 8) with heavy oil …

Solution gas drive from some heavy oil reservoirs exhibits foamy oil behavior. However, the
characteristics of oil that determine whether foamy oil behavior occurs have not been …

In this work, we investigated heavy oil/brine systems on oil-wet sandstone surfaces to
quantify the performance of hybrid nanofluids (HNFs) for wettability alteration. In the first …

Ultra-heavy oil resources have gained extensive attention due to their abundant reserves
and the shortage of conventional hydrocarbon resources. In this work, we investigate the …

As the foamy oil phenomenon disappears gradually, the produced gas-oil ratio of foamy oil
reservoirs increases rapidly and the well productivity declines fast. This paper presents a …

Cyclic solvent injection (CSI) has shown a significant potential to enhance heavy oil
recovery after primary production. However, the principal limitation of this process is quick …

Common bitumen recovery processes, such as steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) and
vapor extraction (VAPEX), are not suitable for thin reservoirs due to the heavy consumption …

One of the important mechanisms involved in solvent-aided thermal recovery processes is
interphase-mass transfer phenomenon. However, in current reservoir simulation models a …

Foamy oil flow is a commonly encountered drive mechanism in the primary production
(depletion of naturally methane‐saturated heavy oil) and secondary stage (cyclic gas …