"Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish" -- Ovid (Roman poet, 43 BCE – 17 or 18 CE)
Most vendor sponsored blogs are little more than infomercials, but occasionally a chance encounter makes the life of an information beachcomber like me seem worthwhile.
The Heavy Oil Info (http://www.heavyoilinfo.com/) blog tended by Schlumberger’s Dr. Kambiz Safinya is one such find.
Here are some recent posts from the blog …
Heavy Oil Info Blog
Opinions and thoughts from Dr. Kambiz Safinya.
Modeling of complex fluid systems
The SPE paper "Modeling of Complex Fluid Systems in Gimboa Field Block 4: An Offshore Field in Angola With Biodegraded Heavy Oils" reviews the importance of understanding compositional variations in heavy oil reservoirs through geochemistry and other fluid data and analysis.
Growing scope and diversity of global heavy oil development
The March 2010 JPT Online features a variey of articles covering a range of heavy oil topics and reservoir environments.
Integration of fluid log predictions and downhole fluid analysis
An interesting case study in the application of Downhole Fluid Analysis or DFA and compositional equation of state modeling to better understand reservoir fluid compositional grading was presented at the Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference & Exhibition, 4-6 August 2009, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Reservoir analysis in a fractured carbonate heavy oil reservoir
This SPE paper details production logging results in Eygpt's Issaran heavy oil carbonate field and provides insight on job planning, operations, and approaches for field re-development
Heavy oil recovery techniques that reduce CO2 emissions and water consumption
Thermal heavy oil recovery techniques such as SAGD or cyclic steam injection that require the generation of steam require significant amounts of water and in turn produce large quantities of CO2. While thermal processes have proved to be the most effective and economic for heavy oil recovery, there are emerging technologies for non-thermal recovery that lower water resource requirements and reduce CO2 output.
Heavy oil sampling with wireline formation testers
Schlumberger's Peter Weinheber, presented a compelling paper on heavy oil sampling with Wireline Formation Test (WFT) tools at the recent December 2009 International Petroleum Technology Conference in Doha, Qatar.
SPE Applied Technology Workshop (ATW) on water management
At the recent SPE ATW, "Integrated Water Management: From Planning to Operations", held in Edinburgh, UK, a number of engineers reviewed the latest technologies and strategies for improved oil field water management.
Water resources management and the energy industry in Alberta, Canada
This article originally published in the Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology explores the challenges associated with managing Alberta's water resources balancing population growth, agricultural expansion, and the consumption needs of the the heavy oil energy industry.
Water management in heavy oil
In this series of blog posts, we will explore some of the challenges and opportunities associated with water management in heavy oil production.
Source: http://www.heavyoilinfo.com/blog-posts
Some background information on Dr. Safinya …
Kambiz Safinya is Heavy Oil Theme Director for Schlumberger. He has 28 years experience in the oil and gas industry and has held various management positions with Schlumberger in Operations, Marketing, Research and Product Development in the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia and holds more than 18 US patents. He received his PhD in Atomic Physics from Harvard University in 1979 and is a member of SPE.
Source: http://www.spe.org/events/kipce/speakers/heavyoil.html
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