In situ combustion (ISC) has been regarded as an efficient technique for the exploitation of heavy oil reserves. In this work, the thermal behavior of one heavy crude oil and the fractions of its saturates, aromatics, resins, and asphaltenes (SARA)…
During an in situ combustion (ISC) process, low-temperature oxidation (LTO) is of vital significance for the follow-up oxidation reactions and oil recovery. Herein, this work is intended to carry out in-depth investigations regarding LTO of heavy…
In-situ combustion is an effective enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method for heavy oils. Whether an in-situ combustion process can be applied successfully or not depends on how the combustion process of crude oil behaves in reservoir after air…
A good understanding of the interactions between the fractions of Saturates (S), Aromatics (A), Resin (R) and Asphaltenes (A) of crude oils is of great significance for in-situ combustion (ISC). However, due to the vast physiochemical diversity of…
In-situ combustion is considered as one of the most effective ways to enhance recovery of heavy crude oils and bitumens. The oxygen from injected air reacts with the heavy components of the crude oil, forming a hot zone in which the cracking and…
In situ combustion (ISC) plays a significant role in the exploitation of heavy crude oil. In this study, the thermal behaviors and kinetics of combustion of heavy crude oil and its saturates-aromatics-reins-asphaltenes (SARA) fractions were…
Oil-dispersed -Fe2O3 nanocatalysts were prepared by coating -Fe2O3 nanoparticles with oleic acid (OA). Mossbauer spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and field emission scanning electron microscopy were used to characterize -Fe2O3 and -Fe2O3@OA. Their…
Field-scale reservoir simulation of In-Situ Combustion (ISC) process has been a grey area worldwide, due to the complexities of reactions involved and availability of kinetic model that can cover every aspects of an ISC process properly i.e.…
The technical advantages of air injection development of different oil reservoirs in China were introduced. Based on the latest research results of laboratory and field tests, the oxidation reaction features of both light and heavy crude oil at…
Predictions by the International Energy Agency (IEA, 2018) showed that as the world's energy system is being decarbonised, the demand of fossil fuels, especially from the petrochemicals and transportation sectors which do not have any alternative,…
Thermal methods have attracted a significant attention for the extraction of high-viscosity oil and natural bitumen. One of the promising methods for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is in-situ combustion (ISC). In the reservoir, the combustion process…
The present work describes a set of four in-situ combustion (ISC) tests for assessing the applicability of the technology for the heavy oil (19 API) carbonate field and determining the optimal initial oil saturation. The potential candidate for the…
Because the thermal release correlates directly with the success of in-situ combustion (ISC) technology, this research performs a series of investigations concerning thermal behavior and kinetics of heavy crude oil during combustion using high…
To investigate the thermal effect caused by low temperature oxidation (LTO) of one heavy crude oil in porous media, a combustion tube (CT) system coupled with a self-designed experimental scheme was adopted. Also, the in-situ combustion (ISC)…
In situ combustion (ISC) method is considered as a relatively inexpensive and effective method for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). It can achieve a very high oil recovery factor due to a significant increase of pressure and temperature during the…
One important scientific objective of the national research project SUGAR Submarine Gas Hydrate Reservoirs was the development, improvement, and test of innovative concepts for the production of methane from natural gas hydrate reservoirs.…
During an in situ combustion (ISC) process, low-temperature oxidation (LTO) is of vital significance for the follow-up oxidation reactions and oil recovery. Herein, this work is intended to carry out in-depth investigations regarding LTO of heavy…
With the growing demand of oil worldwide, heavy oil has increasingly become vital in the world energy market. However, further development of heavy oil reservoirs are limited by regular enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods. In situ upgrading…
Coke is the primary fuel for in situ combustion(ISC), so the coking characteristics of heavy oil play a vital role in this process. There is an apparent low temperature oxidation zone in the ISC process. After low temperature oxidation, the pyrolysis…
This chapter deals with the issues of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and special chemicals used for this purpose. Approximately 60-70% of the oil in place cannot be produced by conventional methods. EOR methods are gaining importance, in particular with…
In situ combustion (ISC) is an advanced thermal recovery technique for crude oil exploitation. The crude oil reaction models with accurate kinetic data are crucial to predict the ISC process. This study investigated the China Xinjiang crude oil…