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Japex has approved commercial in situ development of its Hangingstone oil sands project south of Fort McMurray by its consolidated subsidiary Jacos
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. (Japex) has approved commercial in situ development of its Hangingstone oil sands project south of Fort McMurray, Alta., by its consolidated subsidiary Japan Canada …
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CNRL applies for in situ oil sands project
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Calgary, has applied with provincial authorities to develop an in situ project to produce as much 50,000 b/d of bitumen from the Athabasca oil sands region of Alberta. The Grouse project will use …
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Suncor awards Jacobs engineering contract for possible in situ oil sands expansion
… Engineering Group Inc., Pasadena, Calif., to begin preliminary engineering that could lead to the expansion of Suncor's in situ oil sands facilities in Alberta (OGJ, March 15, 2004, p. 37). Suncor is a subsidiary of Suncor Energy Inc., Calgary …
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In situ seismic stimulation shows promise for revitalizing mature fields
… The third more recent technology is in situ seismic stimulation, which uses the ..... could enhance the mobility of the in situ oil, thereby increasing oil recovery ..... are neither possible nor plausible. In situ seismic stimulation Field cases and …
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Overburden, fracture pressure, permeability regulate in situ pore-pressure profiles
… pressure profiles intersect the in situ three-dimensional fluid pressure ..... interval transit time to determine in situ strain. Log analysts estimated shale ..... consults on petrophysics, earth in situ , and borehole relative force balance …
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Russian test facility allows direct inspection of bottom-hole assemblies under in situ conditions
… the chamber body and a hydraulic rock piston to simulate in situ drilling conditions (Fig. 5 [19,512 bytes] ). A ..... bits, and geophysical tools under conditions simulating in situ drilling environments. The high-pressure, high-temperature …
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In situ gels improve formation acidizing
Valerie Yeager, Chris Shuchart Halliburton Energy Services Duncan, Okla. Viscosity-controlled acid effectively improves acid placement, provides more uniform damage removal, improves surface etching, and controls acid fluid loss. Viscosity-controlled acid (VCA) contains gels that break back to ...
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New fracture closure-stress calculation leads to improved proppant selection
A proposed calculation of in situ closure stress allows engineers to ..... For decades, the calculation for in situ closure stress on proppant has involved ..... stress value. The author believes that in situ closure stress on the proppant in …
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Study upgrades Hoole oil sands resource
… indicating probable reserves of 93 million bbl of recoverable bitumen in sections for which it is seeking approval for in situ development ( OGJ Online, Dec. 17, 2012 ). Cavalier, a wholly owned subsidiary of Paramount Resources Ltd. of Calgary …
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Alberta reviewing Advanced Tristar project
… Alberta regulators have begun reviewing applications filed last year by Value Creation Inc. (VCI), Calgary, for an in situ oil sands project 10 km northeast of Fort McMurray. The project, called Advanced Tristar, would use steam-assisted …
