In Situ Heavy Oil Upgrading Through Ultra-disperse Nano-Catalyst Injection in Naturally Fracture Reservoirs

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dc.contributor.advisorPereira-Almao, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorOrozco Castillo, Carlos
dc.contributor.committeememberMaini, Brij
dc.contributor.committeememberChen, Zhangxing
dc.contributor.committeememberLines, Laurence
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-29T16:31:55Z
dc.date.available2016-01-29T16:31:55Z
dc.date.issued2016-01-29
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractUnconventional reservoirs are the next challenge for maintaining the world’s oil production. Several EOR processes are under study, one promising is the “In Situ Upgrading” which produces EOR and Upgrading by injection of a hot fluid, in this case vacuum residue from the heavy oil produced, with suspended nano-catalytic particles flowing down-hole along with dissolved hydrogen as precursor of partial Hydroprocessing of the residue. The combination of thermal and chemical reactions with a catalyst leads to In-Situ Upgrading (ISU) of the residue injected and the in situ oil near the surroundings of the injection well bore, while the heat carried, the diluents, the steam and hot water generated warm up the rock and the oil in the porous media, enhancing extraction. Testing the reactivity of the oil has to be assessed at temperatures, pressures and time to determine the suitability of this EOR process.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOrozco Castillo, C. (2016). In Situ Heavy Oil Upgrading Through Ultra-disperse Nano-Catalyst Injection in Naturally Fracture Reservoirs (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26556en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26556
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2792
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEngineering--Petroleum
dc.subject.classificationEnhanced Oil Recoveryen_US
dc.subject.classificationNaturally Fractured Reservoirsen_US
dc.subject.classificationHeavy Oilen_US
dc.subject.classificationIn Situ Upgradingen_US
dc.subject.classificationHydroprocessingen_US
dc.subject.classificationCatalysten_US
dc.titleIn Situ Heavy Oil Upgrading Through Ultra-disperse Nano-Catalyst Injection in Naturally Fracture Reservoirs
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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