... execution and results. Furthermore, the outcome of this stimulation campaign has shattered the myth that this type of stimulation does not work in hard oil. enhanced recovery wax remediation scale remediation oilfield chemistry acidizing wax inhibition asphaltene remediation paraffin...

... with the eq. 1 and higher than 0.5 mg KOH/g oil is considered acidic oil. [1] T A N = 56.1 ( C P ∗ ( V P ) w o C P : concentration of potassium hydroxide (KOH) Heavy Oil and Heavy Oil Resources and Recovery enhanced recovery Artificial...

... recovery silica enhanced recovery Upstream Oil & Gas emulsion stability biodiesel droplet xanthan gum sbdwe sample heavy oil Oil Recovery water emulsion interaction sbdwe Introduction Steam treated biodiesel (BD)-water emulsion was observed to facilitate the movement of bitumen...

... from 10 to a maximum of 40 $/bbl. A key observation is that cost of fuel and power is the largest single OPEX cost for thermal enhanced recovery accounting for about 50%. Significant production losses are associated to failures due to corrosion and blowouts is the most significant HSE risk...

.... enhanced recovery subsequent water displacement experiment chemical flooding methods displacement resistance coefficient water displacement oil displacement efficiency Upstream Oil & Gas viscosity displacement experiment viscosity retention rate polymer HPAM polymer high temperature...

... the resolution required of the length scales variations expected in EOR processes. log analysis Upstream Oil & Gas Reservoir Characterization well logging enhanced recovery complex reservoir steam injection Reservoir Depth plume oil sand bitumen EAGE Conference variation resistivity cross...

... heavy oil field steamflood North Kuwait operation CSS cycle thermal method SAGD thermal pilot gas interference 10-acre pattern 5-acre pattern injection enhanced recovery Upstream Oil & Gas water disposal observation well Steam flood scale thermal pilot Introduction The first...

... Upstream Oil & Gas SAGD steam-assisted gravity drainage sand production well completion completion unconsolidated sandstone reservoir tail pipe well completion design Steam flood steam flood pilot impairment observation well sand issue reservoir enhanced recovery cold production...

... and involvement of all disciplines. thermal method bitumen enhanced recovery complex reservoir oil sand SAGD category Artificial Intelligence steam-assisted gravity drainage Upstream Oil & Gas mitigation action optimization evaluation complexity enhanced oil recovery selection operation...

... optimization problem modeling production forecast enhanced recovery steam-assisted gravity drainage Simulation steam injection Artificial Intelligence Upstream Oil & Gas injection plan target plan society of petroleum engineers predictivity operator prediction period correlation prediction...

... water aquifer. The paper discusses the phasing that was purused to mitigate risks, learn on the go and improve the project economics real time system injector concentration enhanced recovery polymer injection strong bottom-up aquifer Upstream Oil & Gas polymer viscosity polymer...

... to the field performance, this paper seeks to establish a better understanding of the possible mechanisms involved in the CO 2 assisted CSS. steam-assisted gravity drainage reservoir pressure thermal method Upstream Oil & Gas co 2 SAGD viscosity enhanced recovery mechanism crude oil Steam...

... Upstream Oil & Gas heavy oil production subsidence synthetic aperture radar SAGD accuracy Kuwait enhanced recovery wavelength surface deformation sensor acquisition cap rock integrity monitoring satellite society of petroleum engineers steam flooding cap rock failure deformation insar...

...Experimental Procedure flow in porous media permeable sandpack enhanced recovery Fluid Dynamics high permeable sandpack profile improvement ability sandpack particle size Upstream Oil & Gas heterogeneity experiment ppg injection waterflooding profile control ability...

... resistance between them, start to roll over each other and change from the historical densely compacted state to loosely compacted state, resulting in an increase in the porosity and thus overall volumetric increase. enhanced recovery Upstream Oil & Gas stimulation Fracture Zone SAGD fracture...

... will be evaluated in a one-spot EOR pilot soon. enhanced recovery concentration chemical flooding methods polymer polymer flooding Modeling & Simulation viscosity polymer concentration wettability Injection Rate Oil Viscosity degradation Upstream Oil & Gas Biopolymer heavy oil reservoir...

... Upstream Oil & Gas total clay content experiment enhanced recovery concentration smectite clay content shale average total clay content palygorskite clay mineral structural geology heterogeneity reservoir quality channel-fill sand body sandstone permeability steam phase argillaceous...

... and planned shutdown. steam-assisted gravity drainage Feed Water OTSG examination thermal method Upstream Oil & Gas selection corrosion hydrostatic test SAGD Integrity Process mechanism water treatment equipment enhanced recovery inspection fabrication operation steam generator...

... Abstract Kuwait is in the process of developing the deeper heavier oil reservoirs as part of Kuwait's national oil production strategy and KPC strategy 2040. This is in order to increase the oil production capacity for the next decade. The enhanced recovery of heavy oil assets needs a high...

... analysis of permeability in PCT-scanned and MRT-scanned areas has indication for 1:2 permeability anisotropy transversal to the regional stress direction which should be reconfirmed by a dedicated study. enhanced recovery Artificial Intelligence Drillstem Testing Upstream Oil & Gas drillstem...