Test your thermal recovery knowledge

How much do you know about thermal bitumen recovery technology? Take the quiz to see if you have blank spots.

One operator with mature thermal knowledge has ended an experimental scheme mixing diluent downhole. In his application, he reports the findings of his 10 year study. He believes recovery improved and has plans to extend his pilot.

You can read all about it by ordering his application from our self serve, secure checkout. AppIntel delivers applications within moments, not weeks.

The quiz

We have developed a quiz that highlights the state of your knowledge of bitumen recovery.

We won't grade the self test on thermal knowledge. You can look up the answers yourself given the links provided.

1. Which of the following has not yet been used to generate heat in bitumen reservoirs?

a) Air

b) Steam

c) Cold fusion

d) Electricity

2. Non-condensable gas injection: Which of the following is a NCG injected into thermal schemes?

a) Gasoline

b) Propane

c) Butane

d) Methane

3. Which of the following is not a solvent used in thermal schemes?

a) Kerosene

b) Propane

c) Butane

d) Diluent

4. Injection chemicals. Which of the following are not injected with steam to enhance recovery?

a) Alkali

b) Glycol

c) Surfactant

d) Microbes

The key to staying abreast of thermal technology

Thermal technology changes quickly. Thermal operators are always trying something new. Many of their attempts reduce steam requirement and improve recovery.

The only way to stay abreast of these technological changes is to read their applications. Technical papers don't expose new technology quickly enough. Technical forums don't reveal enough detail.

In the heyday of $90 oil, some companies had whole teams of people data-mining applications. But today, when oil price is cut in half, more and more companies find it's cheaper and faster to have AppIntel.

Cheapest, fastest, best

AppIntel costs less than a quarter of one person's salary. For the same price of a team of six man data-mining department, you could supply all your thermal engineers with AppIntel.

AppIntel's search functions are quicker than made-in-house searches. And AppIntel's collection of historic applications is vary larger than any in-house collection we've seen.

AppIntel has area alerts that allow you to see new applications as soon as they are submitted.

AppIntel doesn't take sick days or vacations and it works on weekends. It doesn't miss applications or documents -- it's contents are triple checked for accuracy. And it adds search by UWI for applications that don't even have a UWI.

Tags: Thermal, Heavy Oil

Granger Low   31 Oct 2016

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