Why unconventional crude oil such as heavy and extra heavy oil? According to IEA, heavy oil accounts for more than 50% of the global recoverable oil resources. However, the major challenge with unconventional crude oil is in its recovery and transportation The challenges with the recovery are due to the following factors:
- The conventional recovery methods like waterflooding are very inefficient due to high IFT between the oil and water (30 - 60mN/m). As a result of the high IFT, waterflood leaves a substantial volume of oil unswept due to severe viscous fingering.
- Unconventional crude oil typically occurs in shallow formations (3000 ft or less) with poorly consolidated sands. As a result, cannot contain superimposed injection pressures without fracturing.
- No communication between injection and production wells due to high viscosity of the oil.
At CleanScript, we have developed novel techniques and technologies that optimally solve the above issues. Have any field with oil API less than 20 deg? Contact us: contact@cleanscriptgroup.com or +2349061345817.
