03728nam 2200601Ia 450 991045705520332120200520144314.00-12-799988-41-61583-155-X(CKB)2550000000017449(EBL)1457957(OCoLC)862048736(SSID)ssj0000331989(PQKBManifestationID)12135788(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000331989(PQKBWorkID)10332885(PQKB)11050975(MiAaPQ)EBC1457957(Au-PeEL)EBL1457957(CaPaEBR)ebr10405220(EXLCZ)99255000000001744920090306d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEnhanced recovery methods for heavy oil and tar sands[electronic resource] /James G. SpeightHouston, TX Gulf Pub. Co.c20091 online resource (369 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-933762-25-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Enhanced Recovery Methods for Heavy Oil and Tar Sands; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS; 1.1 HISTORY; 1.2 PETROLEUM; 1.3 HEAVY OIL; 1.4 TAR SAND BITUMEN; 1.5 VALIDITY OF THE DEFINITIONS; 1.6 CONCLUSIONS; 1.7 REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2. ORIGIN AND OCCURRENCE; 2.1 ORIGIN OF PETROLEUM AND HEAVY OIL; 2.2 RESERVOIRS; 2.3 RESERVES; 2.4 PRODUCTION; 2.5 OIL PRICING; 2.6 REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3. RESERVOIRS AND RESERVOIR FLUIDS; 3.1 RESERVOIRS; 3.2 CLASSES OF FLUIDS; 3.3 EVALUATION OF RESERVOIR FLUIDS3.4 PHYSICAL (BULK) COMPOSITION AND MOLECULAR WEIGHT3.5 RESERVOIR EVALUATION; 3.6 REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4. PROPERTIES; 4.1 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; 4.2 THERMAL PROPERTIES; 4.3 METALS CONTENT; 4.4 REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5. EXPLORATION AND GENERAL METHODS FOR OIL RECOVERY; 5.1 EXPLORATION; 5.2 PRIMARY RECOVERY (NATURAL) METHODS; 5.3 SECONDARY RECOVERY; 5.4 ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; 5.5 REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6. NONTHERMAL METHODS OF RECOVERY; 6.1 PRIMARY RECOVERY (NATURAL) METHODS; 6.2 SECONDARY RECOVERY METHODS; 6.3 ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY METHODS; 6.4 OIL MINING; 6.5 REFERENCESCHAPTER 7. THERMAL METHODS OF RECOVERY7.1 HOT-FLUID INJECTION; 7.2 STEAM-BASED METHODS; 7.3 IN SITU COMBUSTION PROCESSES; 7.4 OTHER PROCESSES; 7.5 IN SITU UPGRADING; 7.6 REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8. UPGRADING HEAVY OIL; 8.1 SURFACE UPGRADING; 8.2 IN SITU UPGRADING; 8.3 REFERENCES; APPENDIX A: CONVERSION FACTORS; GLOSSARY; INDEXRecent oil price fluctuations continue to stress the need for more efficient recovery of heavy oil and tar sandbitumen resources. With conventional production steadily declining, advances in enhanced recovery will berequired so that oil production can be extended and reservoirs last longer. A practical guide on heavy-oil relatedrecovery methods is essential for all involved in heavy oil production. To feed this demand, James Speight, awell-respected scientist and author, provides a must-read for all scientists, engineers and technologists thatare involved in production enhaEnhanced oil recoveryPetroleumOil sandsElectronic books.Enhanced oil recovery.Petroleum.Oil sands.622/.33827Speight James G17073MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457055203321Enhanced recovery methods for heavy oil and tar sands2200224UNINA