Assessment of feasibility of inflow control devices to produce extra-heavy oil reserves of Tatneft PJSC

2019 ◽  
pp. 44-46
Author(s):  
A.T. Zaripov ◽  
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D.K. Shaikhutdinov ◽  
A.A. Bisenova ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Oil Reserves ◽  
Control Devices

scholarly journals Effect of Particle Size on the HDS Activity of Molybdenum Sulfide

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carola Contreras ◽  
Fernanda Isquierdo ◽  
Pedro Pereira-Almao ◽  
Carlos E. Scott
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Molybdenum Sulfide ◽  
Vacuum Gas Oil ◽  
Particle Sizes ◽  
Heavy Oils ◽  
Gas Oil ◽  
Oil Reserves ◽  
Effect Of Particle Size

More than half of the total world oil reserves are heavy oil, extra heavy oil, and bitumen; however their catalytic conversion to more valuable products is challenging. The use of submicronic particles or nanoparticles of catalysts suspended in the feedstock may be a viable alternative to the conversion of heavy oils at refinery level or downhole (in situ upgrading). In the present work, molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) particles with varying diameters (10000–10 nm) were prepared using polyvinylpyrrolidone as capping agent. The prepared particles were characterized by DLS, TEM, XRD, and XPS and tested in the hydrodesulfurization (HDS) of a vacuum gas oil (VGO). A correlation between particle size and activity is presented. It was found that particles with diameters around 13 nm show double the HDS activity compared with the material with micrometric particle sizes (diameter ≈ 10,000 nm).

Inflow Control Devices Improve Production in Heavy Oil Wells

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon Least ◽  
Stephen Greci ◽  
Michael Konopczynski ◽  
Kim Thornton
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Oil Wells ◽  
Improve Production ◽  
Control Devices

scholarly journals RAW MATERIAL BASE OF HARD-TO-EXTRACT OIL RESERVES OF RUSSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (34) ◽  
pp. 915-924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleg M PRISCHEPA ◽  
Yury V NEFEDOV ◽  
Olga E KOCHNEVA
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Oil ◽  
High Viscosity ◽  
Oil Extraction ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Material Base ◽  
Oil Reserves ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Oil Density ◽  
High Viscosity Oil ◽  
Different Sources

The estimation of the share of hard-to-extract oil reserves in the deposits of Russia varies by different sources, in a fairly wide range (from 30 to 70 %). Due to the absence of a common approach to their definition, the variety of parameters used to estimate this share and fundamentally different conditions for the development of the groups of reserves classified as hard-to-extract become challanging. A significant share of the proven oil reserves of Russian oil fields - about 34 % (6.3 million tons) - belongs to heavy (oil density more than 0.871 g/cm3) and super-heavy (oil density more than 0.895 g/cm3). In general, the share of high-viscosity and super-highviscosity oils is about 13% (2.4 million tons). The largest share refers to the deposits of three districts. In lowpermeable collectors (permeability less than 0.05 μm2), huge reserves are concentrated – 8.2 million tons or 44.6 % of all oil. Comparison of oil extraction and reserves structure indicates a good correlation for oil extraction from low-permeable collectors in 41.8 % with reserves percentage in 44.6 % as well as a relatively good correlation in super-heavy oil in 13.4% with reserves percentage in 18 % and low rates for super-high-viscosity oil in 1.7% with reserves perecentage in 6 %. Significant proven reserves of high-viscosity oil in Russia indicate the possibility of increasing production with the introduction of modern, existing and proven, technologies under appropriate economic conditions. Full-scale involvement in the development of only the largest deposits of high-viscosity oil would allow the Russian Federation to produce at least 25-30 million tons in the medium term.

scholarly journals Optimization of closed-cycle oil recovery: a non-thermal process for bitumen and extra heavy oil recovery

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (43) ◽  
pp. 26554-26562
Author(s):  
Pushpesh Sharma ◽  
Konstantinos Kostarelos ◽  
Mohamad Salman
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Thermal Process ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Heavy Oil Recovery ◽  
Closed Cycle ◽  
Oil Reserves ◽  
Cycle Oil ◽  
Recovery Approach

The conceptual application of a single-phase microemulsion in the closed-cycle oil recovery approach for bitumen and extra-heavy oil reserves.

Buried SAGD Flow Lines

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lance N. Thomas ◽  
Rick A. Marsden
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Gravity Drainage ◽  
Pipeline System ◽  
Processing Plant ◽  
Research Facility ◽  
Flow Lines ◽  
Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage ◽  
Oil Reserves ◽  
Thermal Growth

EnCana Resources is enjoying economic success at their Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) research facility at Senlac, Saskatchewan. This has been achieved largely due to the successful application of new and innovative ideas and technologies. During the summer of 2001, PanCanadian Energy (now EnCana Resources) made use of a novel buried piping technology at the Senlac Thermal Project to solve the problem of connecting distant well pairs to the processing plant. The four-kilometer pipeline system accommodated a thermal growth of approximately 12 meters over its entire length using buried expansion loops and “Z” bends. The pipeline was installed at an estimated 30% cost savings over conventional above ground methods. This paper summarizes the successful installation of this unique piping technology at Senlac and its applicability to future commercial SAGD projects in the context of the heavy oil reserves in Alberta.

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