Closed-loop extraction method for the recovery of heavy oils and bitumens underlain by aquifers: The vapex process

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 41-50

  Butler, R M ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Mokrys, I J ^a,f,i,j,k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Imperial Oil Ltd Resources Limited   (Canada)

^e GravDrain Inc   (Canada)

^f SPE

^g Can Society for Chemical Engineers

^h Can Society for Chemical Engineers ^*

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^j Dr Butler's Heavy Oil Res Group   (United States)

^k Petroleum Recovery Institute   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ETHANE; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; HORIZONTAL WELLS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PROPANE; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SOLVENT EXTRACTION; VAPORS;

BITUMENS; CLOSED LOOP EXTRACTION; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VAPEX PROCESS;

THERMAL OIL RECOVERY;

EID: 0032050612     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/98-04-04     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. BUTLER, R.M., and MOKRYS, I.J., A New Process (VAPEX) for Recovering Heavy Oils Using Hot Water and Hydrocarbon Vapour: Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, Vol.30, No.1, pp. 97-106, January - February 1991.
2. BUTLER, R.M., and MOKRYS, I.J., Recovery of Heavy Oils Using Vapourized Hydrocarbon Solvents: Further Development of the Vapex Process; Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology. Vol.32, No.6, pp. 56-62, June 1993.
3. MOKRYS, I.J., and BUTLER, R.M., In Situ Upgrading of Heavy Oils and Bitumen By Propane Deasphalting: The Vapex Process; SPE Paper No. 25452. SPE Productions Operations Symp., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.A., March 21 - 23, 1993.
4. BUTLER, R.M., Thermal Recovery of Oil and Bitumen; Englewood Cliffs: N.J., Prentice Halt (1991).
5. MOKRYS, L.J., and BUTLER, R.M., The Rise of Interfering Solvent Chambers: Solvent Analog Model of Steam-assisted Gravity Drainage; Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, Vol.32, No.3, pp. 26-36, March 1993.
6. BUTLER, R.M., and MOKRYS, I.J., Solvent Analog Model of Steam-assisted Gravity Drainage: AOSTRA Journal of Research, Vol. 5, pp. 17-32, 1989.