NSERC / Foundation CMG Industrial Research Chair in Reservoir Simulation

溶剂强化沥青回收已被确定为节约能源、水和其他资源的强有力的候选者。 与当前基于蒸汽的回收相比， 方法，如CSS和SAGD。虽然溶剂基回收的概念和主要机理 虽然已知的方法和一些方法已经在该领域成功地尝试过，但缺乏 优化这些溶剂工艺的关键要素。缺少的是具体的数据， 对操作条件下溶剂-沥青相互作用的机械理解。新技术需要 这将使石油和天然气资源提供的预期繁荣延续到未来。 这些技术是通过实验室工作获得的数据和相应的 这是该项目将开发的模型。工业需要这些信息继续他们的经济和 环境上可持续的开发我们的自然能源资源。这项工作将创造知识 为油藏和工艺模拟建立稳健、可靠和有效的模型所需的基础。与此 知识和这些工具，不仅可以设计和优化新的和现有的井下， 回收工艺，但提高用于升级和精炼的技术。这些发展可以 然后由工业界在商业上追求。溶剂强化回收工艺中的Chair程序是一个关键 这是一个政治上、社会上和环境上可接受的溶剂型技术的推动者。的意图 支持工业界开发回收和分离工艺， 以较低的能源密集度和更环保的方式进行重油开采。

Solvent enhanced bitumen recovery has been identified as a strong candidate for economizing the energy, water consumptions and associated reduction of the GHG emissions compared to current steam based recovery methods such as CSS and SAGD. Although the concepts and primary mechanisms of solvent based recovery processes are known and some have been tried successfully in the field, there is an alarming level of absence of the key elements which are crucial for optimizing these solvent processes. Missing is the concrete data and mechanistic understanding of solvent-bitumen interactions at operating conditions. New technologies need to be developed that will extend the expected prosperity provided by the oil and gas resources far into the future. These technologies are the outcomes of data gained through experimental lab work and the corresponding models that this Chair program will develop. Industry needs this information continue their economically and environmentally sustainable exploitation of our natural energy resources. This work will create the knowledge base needed to build robust, reliable and valid models for reservoir and process simulations. With this knowledge and these tools, it will be possible to not only design and optimize new and existing downhole recovery processes but to advance the technology used for upgrading and refining. These developments can then be pursued commercially by industry. The Chair program in solvent enhanced recovery processes is a key enabler for solvent-based technology that is politically, socially and environmentally acceptable. The intention is to support industry in the development of recovery and separation processes that sustain economically viable heavy oil recovery in a less energy intensive and more environmentally benign manner.