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Recovery of Heavy Oil and Tar Sand Bitumen
Greaves, M., Xia, T.X., and Ayasse, C. 2005. Underground upgrading of heavy oil using THAI—Toe-to-Heel
air injection. SPE 97728.
Gregoli, A.A. and Rimmer, D.P. 2000. Production of synthetic crude oil from heavy hydrocarbons recovered by
in situ hydrovisbreaking. United States Patent 6,016,868, January 25.
Gregoli, A.A., Rimmer, D.P., and Graue, D.J. 2000. Upgrading and recovery of heavy crude oils and natural
bitumen by in situ hydrovisbreaking. United States Patent 6,016,867, January 25.
Islam, M.R., Chakma, A., and Jha, K.N. 1994. Heavy oil recovery by inert gas injection with horizontal wells.
Petroleum Science and Engineering 11: 213–226.
Jenneman, G.E. 1989. The potential for in-situ microbial applications. Developments in Petroleum Science 22: 37–74.
Jiang, S., Liu, X., Liu, Y., and Zhong, L. 2005. In situ upgrading of heavy oil by aquathermolytic treatment
under steam injection conditions. Proceedings. SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry. The
Woodlands, TX, February 2–4.
Khire, J.M. and Khan, M.I. 1994a. Microbially enhanced oil recovery (MEOR). Part 1. Importance and mechanisms of microbial enhanced oil recovery. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 16: 170–172.
Khire, J.M. and Khan, M.I. 1994b. Microbially enhanced oil recovery (MEOR). Part 2. Microbes and the
subsurface environment for microbial enhanced oil recovery. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 16:
258–259.
Kruyer, J. 1982. Oleophilic separation of tar sands. Oil-water mixtures and minerals. Proceedings of the Second
International Conference on Heavy Crude and Tar Sands. Caracas, Venezuela, February 7–17.
Kruyer, J. 1983. Oleophilic separation of tar sands. Oil-water mixtures and minerals. Preprint No. 3d. Summer
National Meeting. American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Denver, CO, August 28–31.
LePage, J.F., Morel, F., Trassard, A.M., and Bousquet, J. 1987. Preprints. Division of Fuel Chemistry 32: 470.
Mamora, D.D., Ramey, H.J. Jr., Brigham, W.E., and Castanier, L.M. 1993. Kinetics of in situ Combustion.
Report No. DOE.BC/14600-51. US Department of Energy, Washington, DC, July.
Marzin, R., Pereira, P., Zacarias, L., Rivas, L., McGrath, M., and Thompson, G.J. 1998. Resid conversion
through the aquaconversion technology—An economical and environmental solution. SPE Paper
No. 1998.086.
McLean, J.D. and Kilpatrick, P.K. 1997. Effects of asphaltene solvency on stability of water-in-crude-oil emulsions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 189: 242–253.
Meszaros, G., Chakma, A., Jha, K.N., and Islam, M.R. 1990. Scaled model studies and numerical simulation
of inert gas injection with horizontal wells. Proceedings of the SPE Annual Technical Conference, EOR
Volume. New Orleans, LA, September 23–26, pp. 585–598.
Miller, J.C. and Misra, M. 1982. Hot water process development for Utah tar sands. Fuel Processing Technology
6: 27–59.
Misra, M., Aguilar, R., and Miller, J.D. 1981. Surface chemistry features in the hot water processing of Utah tar
sand. Separation Science and Technology 16(10): 1523–1544.
Mitchell, D.L. and Speight, J.G. 1973. The solubility of asphaltenes in hydrocarbon solvents. Fuel 52: 149.
Moore, R.G., Laureshen, C.J., Mehta, S.A., Ursenbach, M.G., Belgrave, J.D.M., Weissman, J.G., and Kessler,
R.V. 1999. A downhole catalytic upgrading process for heavy oil using in situ combustion. Journal of
Canadian Petroleum Technology 38: 13, 96.
Motaghi, M., Saxena, P., and Ravi, R. 2010. Partial upgrading of heavy oil reserves. Petroleum Technology
Quarterly Q4: 55–64.
Mut, S. 2005. Advances in an in situ upgrading process for unconventional oils. AAPG International Conference
and Exhibition. Paris, France, September 11–14.
Prats, M. 1986. Thermal Recovery, vol. 7. Society of Petroleum Engineers, New York.
Radovanović, L. and Speight, J.G. 2011. Visbreaking: A technology of the future. Proceedings of the First
International Conference—Process Technology and Environmental Protection (PTEP 2011). University
of Novi Sad, Technical Faculty Mihajlo Pupin, Zrenjanin, Republic of Serbia, December 7, pp. 335–338.
Raiders, R.A., Knapp, R.M., and McInerney, M.J. 1989. Microbial selective plugging and enhanced oil recovery. Journal of Industrial Microbiology 4: 215–230.
Ramey, H.J., Jr., Stamp, V.V., and Pebdani, F.N. 1992. Case history of South Belridge, California, in-situ combustion oil recovery. Paper No. SPE 24200. Proceedings of the Ninth SPE/DOE EOR Symposium. Tulsa,
OK, April 21–24.
RAROP. 1991. RAROP Heavy Oil Processing Handbook. Research Association for Residual Oil Processing.
T. Noguchi (Chairman). Ministry of Trade and International Industry (MITI), Tokyo, Japan.
Reichert, C., Fuhr, B., Sawatzky, H., Lafleur, R., Verkoczy, B., Soveran, D., and Jha, K. 1989. Fire flood recovery process effects upon heavy oil properties. Petroleum Science and Technology 7: 851–878.
Recovery of Heavy Oil and Tar Sand Bitumen
Greaves, M., Xia, T.X., and Ayasse, C. 2005. Underground upgrading of heavy oil using THAI—Toe-to-Heel
air injection. SPE 97728.
Gregoli, A.A. and Rimmer, D.P. 2000. Production of synthetic crude oil from heavy hydrocarbons recovered by
in situ hydrovisbreaking. United States Patent 6,016,868, January 25.
Gregoli, A.A., Rimmer, D.P., and Graue, D.J. 2000. Upgrading and recovery of heavy crude oils and natural
bitumen by in situ hydrovisbreaking. United States Patent 6,016,867, January 25.
Islam, M.R., Chakma, A., and Jha, K.N. 1994. Heavy oil recovery by inert gas injection with horizontal wells.
Petroleum Science and Engineering 11: 213–226.
Jenneman, G.E. 1989. The potential for in-situ microbial applications. Developments in Petroleum Science 22: 37–74.
Jiang, S., Liu, X., Liu, Y., and Zhong, L. 2005. In situ upgrading of heavy oil by aquathermolytic treatment
under steam injection conditions. Proceedings. SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry. The
Woodlands, TX, February 2–4.
Khire, J.M. and Khan, M.I. 1994a. Microbially enhanced oil recovery (MEOR). Part 1. Importance and mechanisms of microbial enhanced oil recovery. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 16: 170–172.
Khire, J.M. and Khan, M.I. 1994b. Microbially enhanced oil recovery (MEOR). Part 2. Microbes and the
subsurface environment for microbial enhanced oil recovery. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 16:
258–259.
Kruyer, J. 1982. Oleophilic separation of tar sands. Oil-water mixtures and minerals. Proceedings of the Second
International Conference on Heavy Crude and Tar Sands. Caracas, Venezuela, February 7–17.
Kruyer, J. 1983. Oleophilic separation of tar sands. Oil-water mixtures and minerals. Preprint No. 3d. Summer
National Meeting. American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Denver, CO, August 28–31.
LePage, J.F., Morel, F., Trassard, A.M., and Bousquet, J. 1987. Preprints. Division of Fuel Chemistry 32: 470.
Mamora, D.D., Ramey, H.J. Jr., Brigham, W.E., and Castanier, L.M. 1993. Kinetics of in situ Combustion.
Report No. DOE.BC/14600-51. US Department of Energy, Washington, DC, July.
Marzin, R., Pereira, P., Zacarias, L., Rivas, L., McGrath, M., and Thompson, G.J. 1998. Resid conversion
through the aquaconversion technology—An economical and environmental solution. SPE Paper
No. 1998.086.
McLean, J.D. and Kilpatrick, P.K. 1997. Effects of asphaltene solvency on stability of water-in-crude-oil emulsions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 189: 242–253.
Meszaros, G., Chakma, A., Jha, K.N., and Islam, M.R. 1990. Scaled model studies and numerical simulation
of inert gas injection with horizontal wells. Proceedings of the SPE Annual Technical Conference, EOR
Volume. New Orleans, LA, September 23–26, pp. 585–598.
Miller, J.C. and Misra, M. 1982. Hot water process development for Utah tar sands. Fuel Processing Technology
6: 27–59.
Misra, M., Aguilar, R., and Miller, J.D. 1981. Surface chemistry features in the hot water processing of Utah tar
sand. Separation Science and Technology 16(10): 1523–1544.
Mitchell, D.L. and Speight, J.G. 1973. The solubility of asphaltenes in hydrocarbon solvents. Fuel 52: 149.
Moore, R.G., Laureshen, C.J., Mehta, S.A., Ursenbach, M.G., Belgrave, J.D.M., Weissman, J.G., and Kessler,
R.V. 1999. A downhole catalytic upgrading process for heavy oil using in situ combustion. Journal of
Canadian Petroleum Technology 38: 13, 96.
Motaghi, M., Saxena, P., and Ravi, R. 2010. Partial upgrading of heavy oil reserves. Petroleum Technology
Quarterly Q4: 55–64.
Mut, S. 2005. Advances in an in situ upgrading process for unconventional oils. AAPG International Conference
and Exhibition. Paris, France, September 11–14.
Prats, M. 1986. Thermal Recovery, vol. 7. Society of Petroleum Engineers, New York.
Radovanović, L. and Speight, J.G. 2011. Visbreaking: A technology of the future. Proceedings of the First
International Conference—Process Technology and Environmental Protection (PTEP 2011). University
of Novi Sad, Technical Faculty Mihajlo Pupin, Zrenjanin, Republic of Serbia, December 7, pp. 335–338.
Raiders, R.A., Knapp, R.M., and McInerney, M.J. 1989. Microbial selective plugging and enhanced oil recovery. Journal of Industrial Microbiology 4: 215–230.
Ramey, H.J., Jr., Stamp, V.V., and Pebdani, F.N. 1992. Case history of South Belridge, California, in-situ combustion oil recovery. Paper No. SPE 24200. Proceedings of the Ninth SPE/DOE EOR Symposium. Tulsa,
OK, April 21–24.
RAROP. 1991. RAROP Heavy Oil Processing Handbook. Research Association for Residual Oil Processing.
T. Noguchi (Chairman). Ministry of Trade and International Industry (MITI), Tokyo, Japan.
Reichert, C., Fuhr, B., Sawatzky, H., Lafleur, R., Verkoczy, B., Soveran, D., and Jha, K. 1989. Fire flood recovery process effects upon heavy oil properties. Petroleum Science and Technology 7: 851–878.