Current review of thermal recovery methods

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1974 · Zulia Univ. Heavy Oil Recovery Symp.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6684377

Ramey, H Jr

By the end of the 1950s, the first commercial installations of in situ combustion had been made and are still operating today. In the early 1960s, the main interest in thermal recovery shifted to cyclic steam injection for production of oil. Where applicable, the cyclic process has been very successful, and most California operators have fully developed their cyclic steam injection potential. Currently, interest is shifting toward operations involving continuous injection coupled with cyclic steam injection stimulation of producing wells. Cyclic steam injection is one important factor credited with delaying declining oil production rate in California. Economically successful thermal oil recovery operations after all 3 major types (in situ combustion, continuous steam injection, and cyclic steam injection) have been conducted in many parts of the world. (43 refs.)

• Research Organization: Stanford Univ
• OSTI ID: 6684377
• Report Number(s): CONF-740792-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Zulia Univ. Heavy Oil Recovery Symp.; (United States)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY SOURCES
ENHANCED RECOVERY
FLUID INJECTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
IN-SITU COMBUSTION
IN-SITU PROCESSING
OIL WELLS
OXIDATION
PETROLEUM
PROCESSING
RECOVERY
REVIEWS
STEAM INJECTION
STIMULATION
THERMAL RECOVERY
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
VISCOSITY
WELL STIMULATION
WELLS