Enhancing Conventional Heavy Oil Production
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "H: Geo-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (27 August 2021) | Viewed by 5030
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The recovery of heavy oil is hampered by low oil mobility. Thus, the expected recovery factors in conventional primary and secondary approaches are very low (in the order of 10% OIIP or less). Heavy oil from sands seems to have been studied better than that of carbonates, despite the larger presence of carbonate reservoirs. Our aim with this Special Issue is to generate a collection of papers that reflect novel, environmentally responsible and financially feasible methods for heavy oil recovery. Defined as heavy oil here is any crude oil with an API of less than 25 and with a viscosity from 50 to 100,000 mPas at ambient conditions. Chemical, solvent, thermal, and mechanical methods are welcome, as well as in situ upgrading methods. Although priority will be given to publications with high experimental content, modeling contributions where verification with laboratory of field data is evident will also be considered. Finally, devices that can improve heavy oil production will also be considered. We look forward to a significant contribution in a very challenging field.
Prof. Dr. Apostolos Kantzas
Guest Editor
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