The continuous demand for unconventional oil, such as heavy oil as an alternative energy supply, justifies the global oil reserves of as high as 1734 billion barrels in 2019. However, the drawback of ...

Research using neutrons at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s High Flux Isotope Reactor is helping scientists better understand how to extract oil from unconventional reservoirs, serving to reinforce ...

A black powder of spherical carbon nanoparticles with specific properties can be synthesized using the hydrothermal method. Surface modifications can be achieved by chemically bonding organic ...

The OOR process is a proven enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technology that optimizes reservoir performance, improves recovery rates and reduces in-situ hydrogen sulphide levels for operators. Image by ...

Flue gas assisted steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) is a frontier technology to enhance oil recovery for heavy oil reservoirs. The carbon dioxide generated from the thermal recovery of heavy oil ...

Removing and selling NGL from the produced gas stream is one on the ways CO 2 enhanced oil recovery projects can improve their economics. These projects involve gas recycling into the reservoir for ...

Based on a presentation to the GPA Europe Annual Conference, Prague, Sept. 21-23, 2011. Operational scenarios for two uses of a new refrigeration process for recovering NGLs from natural gas have ...

A common method of extracting oil by injecting large amounts of water into old wells is coming under scrutiny by Michigan environmental groups. The technique, known as water flooding, has been around ...

BENBROOK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wheeler Resource Recovery, a leader in secondary oil recovery in proven oil fields with over 50 years of experience, announced the launch of its redesigned website ...