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Speight, James G.,

Heavy oil production processes / James G. Speight. - 1 online resource (viii, 169 pages) : illustrations - Gale virtual reference library .

Gulf Professional Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier.

Includes bibliographical references.

chapter 1. Definitions -- chapter 2. Origin and occurrence -- chapter 3. Properties and evaluation -- chapter 4. Nonthermal recovery of heavy oil -- chapter 5. Thermal methods of recovery -- chapter 6. Upgrading during recovery.

Provides an overview of the chemistry, engineering, and technology of oil sands. Discusses the latest improvements in production processes including thermal methods (steam floods, cyclic steam stimulation, SAGD) as well as non-thermal methods (cold flow with sand production, cyclic solvent process, VAPEX).

0124017207 9780124017207 9780124017481 (electronic book)


Enhanced oil recovery.
Heavy oil.

TN870.54 / .S64 2013

622.33827

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