Pore-level investigation of heavy oil and bitumen recovery using solvent -Aided steam assisted gravity drainage (SA-SAGD) process

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 6327-6345

  Mohammadzadeh, O ^a   Rezaei, N ^a   Chatzis, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; CAPILLARY FORCE; CAPILLARY INSTABILITY; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; GASEOUS MIXTURE; GRAVITY DRAINAGE; HEAVY OIL AND BITUMENS; IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY; MISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT; N-HEXANE; N-PENTANE; OIL PHASE; OIL QUALITY; PORE-SCALE PHENOMENON; POROUS MEDIA; RECOVERY MECHANISMS; REDUCED ENERGY; SOLVENT VAPORS; STEAM-ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGES; SUPERIOR FEATURE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; VACUUM CHAMBERS; WATER-IN-OIL;

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CONDENSATION; EMULSIFICATION; HEXANE; LIQUID FILMS; PARAFFINS; POROUS MATERIALS; RECOVERY; SOLVENTS; STEAM; THERMAL GRADIENTS; VISUALIZATION;

STEAM CONDENSERS;

EID: 78650402601     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef100621s     Document Type: Article

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