Sustainable In-Situ Heavy Oil and Bitumen Recovery: Techniques, Case Studies, and Environmental Considerations delivers a critical reference for today’s energy engineers who want to gain an accurate understanding of anticipated GHG emissions in heavy oil recovery. Structured to break down every method with introductions, case studies, technical limitations and summaries, this reference gives engineers a look at the latest hybrid approaches needed to tackle heavy oil recoveries while calculating carbon footprints. Starting from basic definitions and rounding out with future challenges, this book will help energy engineers collectively evolve heavy oil recovery with sustainability applications in mind.
1. Sustainable In-Situ Heavy Oil and Bitumen Recovery - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. List of Illustrations - p. Page v 7. List of Tables - p. Page vi 8. Chapter One : Heavy oil and bitumen characterization - p. Page vi 9. Chapter Two : Fundamentals of heavy oil and bitumen recovery - p. Page 29 10. Chapter Three : Nonthermal heavy oil recovery - p. Page 48 11. Chapter FOUR : In-situ thermal heavy oil recovery - p. Page 75 12. Chapter Five : In-situ upgrading - p. Page 111 13. Chapter SIX : Solvent-steam coinjection - p. Page 143 14. Chapter Seven : Noncondensable gas-steam coinjection - p. Page 181 15. Chapter Eight : Chemical-steam coinjection - p. Page 218 16. Chapter NINE : Hybrid of in-situ combustion and steam-based heavy oil recovery - p. Page 302 17. Chapter TEN : Electromagnetic heating processes for heavy oil and bitumen recovery - p. Page 349 18. Chapter Eleven : Practical challenges in reservoir simulation of in-situ thermal heavy oil recovery - p. Page 391 19. Index - p. Page 477
Sustainable In-Situ Heavy Oil and Bitumen Recovery: Techniques, Case Studies, and Environmental Considerations delivers a critical reference for today’s energy engineers who want to gain an accurate understanding of anticipated GHG emissions in heavy oil recovery. Structured to break down every method with introductions, case studies, technical limitations and summaries, this reference gives engineers a look at the latest hybrid approaches needed to tackle heavy oil recoveries while calculating carbon footprints. Starting from basic definitions and rounding out with future challenges, this book will help energy engineers collectively evolve heavy oil recovery with sustainability applications in mind.
1. Sustainable In-Situ Heavy Oil and Bitumen Recovery - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. List of Illustrations - p. Page v 7. List of Tables - p. Page vi 8. Chapter One : Heavy oil and bitumen characterization - p. Page vi 9. Chapter Two : Fundamentals of heavy oil and bitumen recovery - p. Page 29 10. Chapter Three : Nonthermal heavy oil recovery - p. Page 48 11. Chapter FOUR : In-situ thermal heavy oil recovery - p. Page 75 12. Chapter Five : In-situ upgrading - p. Page 111 13. Chapter SIX : Solvent-steam coinjection - p. Page 143 14. Chapter Seven : Noncondensable gas-steam coinjection - p. Page 181 15. Chapter Eight : Chemical-steam coinjection - p. Page 218 16. Chapter NINE : Hybrid of in-situ combustion and steam-based heavy oil recovery - p. Page 302 17. Chapter TEN : Electromagnetic heating processes for heavy oil and bitumen recovery - p. Page 349 18. Chapter Eleven : Practical challenges in reservoir simulation of in-situ thermal heavy oil recovery - p. Page 391 19. Index - p. Page 477
