1. Heavy oil recovery by modifying the apparent viscosity of the oil with small amount of the surfactant – No steam or solvent is required

2. Heavy Oil in Brine – Control

3. Heavy Oil Recovery – 0.1% Surfactant @ Ambient Temperature

4. Heavy Oil Core Flood Data20 40 60 80
100
0.5 1
1.5 2
2.5 PV 6
6.2
6.4
6.6
6.8 7
7.2
7.4
Pressure
Pressure, MPa
% Oil
Oil

5. Core Flood Oil Droplet Size Distribution
Volume, %
Droplet Size, um

6. Presentation Outline B. Cutting Costs Through Chemical Flooding
A. Improving Reservoir Yield
Exploring the evolution of chemical EOR
Success stories of ASP recovery
B. Cutting Costs Through Chemical Flooding
New developments of chemical EOR
Enhanced secondary recovery
Low Concentration SP
“Cold” Heavy oil recovery
Oil Sand
Shale – oil/gas recovery
Economics and success of chemical flooding

7. 30 minutes at ambient temperature
Oil Sand Separation
Add the oil sand to 0.1% Surfactant solution
Shake the flask
30 minutes at ambient temperature

8. Oil Sand Separation Low concentration surfactant required
Can be used at ambient or higher temperature
No steam is needed
No solvent is needed
Can be used as cold reservoir in-situ oil / sand separation or surface oil / sand separation

9. Presentation Outline B. Cutting Costs Through Chemical Flooding
A. Improving Reservoir Yield
Exploring the evolution of chemical EOR
Success stories of ASP recovery
B. Cutting Costs Through Chemical Flooding
New developments of chemical EOR
Enhanced secondary recovery
Low Concentration SP
“Cold” Heavy oil recovery
Oil Sand
Shale – oil/gas recovery
Economics and success of chemical flooding

10. Wettability Alteration
IFT > 1 mN/m
0.1% SS-870
IFT = 10-3 mN/m
IFT = 10-1 mN/m

11. Micro-Fractures Generation
Different fracturing techniques can be used to encourage the surfactant solution leak off, increase the capillary force, reduce the IFT and alter the wettability