Methods to Enhance Success of Field Application of In-Situ Combustion for Heavy Oil Recovery

T Harding - SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, 2023 - onepetro.org
While much has been learned in the laboratory over the past four decades about the in-situ
combustion (ISC) process, especially through carefully conducted physical model …

A comprehensive investigation of the influence of clay minerals on oxidized and pyrolyzed cokes in in situ combustion for heavy oil reservoirs

YB Li, X Lin, C Luo, ZM Hu, HF Jia, JT Chen, WF Pu - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Coke is the most important intermediate product during an in situ combustion for maintaining
the combustion front stability. Coke is classified as oxidized and pyrolyzed based on the …

Scaling up in situ combustion process for enhanced oil recovery in water-flooded light oil reservoirs from laboratory to field implementation

Z Li, L Huang, X Zhou, X Huang, Z Chen, S Ren - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Aiming at low permeability, high water content light reservoir with a recovery rate higher than
20%, an improved air injection enhanced heat flooding technology is applied by combining …

Machine‐Learning‐Assisted Identification of Steam Channeling after Cyclic Steam Stimulation in Heavy‐Oil Reservoirs

Y Li, H Liu, P Jiao, Q Wang, D Liu, L Ma, Z Wang… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cyclic steam stimulation (CSS) is one efficient technology for enhancing heavy‐oil recovery.
However, after multiple cycles, steam channeling severely limits the thermal recovery …