Oil Recovery Strategies for Thin Heavy Oil Reservoirs

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dc.contributor.advisorGates, Ian
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Wei
dc.contributor.committeememberMaini, Brij
dc.contributor.committeememberDong, Mingzhe
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-13T22:56:59Z
dc.date.available2016-01-13T22:56:59Z
dc.date.issued2016-01-13
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractUp to 80% of heavy oil reservoirs in Western Canada are less than 5 m thick and as yet the only economic processes are cold production ones which realize recovery factors between 5% and 15%. This implies that >85% of the oil remains in the ground after the process becomes uneconomic to continue operation. At this time, no thermal processes exist that are economic. In the research documented in this thesis, reservoir simulation was used to guide the design of recovery processes for unexploited and post-CHOPS thin heavy oil reservoirs. The results suggest that the economic and environmental performance of the oil recovery processes for thin heavy oil reservoirs can be significantly improved through selection of injectants and operating parameters.en_US
dc.identifier.citationZhao, W. (2016). Oil Recovery Strategies for Thin Heavy Oil Reservoirs (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27170en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27170
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2743
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--Chemical
dc.subjectEngineering--Petroleum
dc.subject.classificationThin reservoiren_US
dc.subject.classificationHeavy Oilen_US
dc.subject.classificationReservoir Simulationen_US
dc.subject.classificationPost-CHOPSen_US
dc.titleOil Recovery Strategies for Thin Heavy Oil Reservoirs
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Engineering (MEng)
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