Towards Realisation of Untapped Oil Resources via Enhanced THAI-CAPRI Process Using Novel Catalysts
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Nottingham
Department Name: Div of Process and Environmental Eng
Abstract
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Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Sean Rigby (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Dim P
(2015)
Characterization of pore coking in catalyst for thermal down-hole upgrading of heavy oil
in Chemical Engineering Science
Hasan M
(2019)
Enhanced Recovery of Heavy Oil Using A Catalytic Process
in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Jin C
(2016)
Statistics of highly heterogeneous flow fields confined to three-dimensional random porous media.
in Physical review. E
Pavlovskaya G
(2018)
Fluid flow in a porous medium with transverse permeability discontinuity
in Physical Review Fluids
| Description | This research has developed models to allow the design of enhanced oil production methods for downhole upgrading and extraction of heavy oil. The ability to conduct upgrading underground using in-situ combustion methods significantly improves efficiency and decreases environmental impact. Due to the large expense of field trials and production runs it is essential to have good computer simulations and experimental data with which to predict performance at field-scale. The research has improved understanding of the fundamental fluid mechanics of flow in heterogeneous porous media, enabling better prediction of how flow fields will affect distribution of nanoparticulate catalysts. |
| Exploitation Route | Improved oil production in THAI process. Improved prediction and modelling of flows in heterogeneous porous media. |
| Sectors | Energy |
| Description | Scientific journal articles have been published |
| Sector | Energy |
| Impact Types | Societal Economic |
| Description | EPSRC responsive mode |
| Amount | £707,442 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/N032985/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2016 |
| End | 10/2019 |