Electromagnetic Heating of Oil Sands

南艾伯塔省理工学院(SAIT)和加拿大德文郡最近完成了NSERC Engage Grant项目，对电磁(EM)能源作为热源从油砂油藏就地(就地)开采重油的应用进行初步调查。该项目成功地验证了油砂电磁加热的功能。SAIT和德文郡计划再次合作，开展一个更大的研究项目，彻底调查用于模拟EM油砂加热和提取过程的软件模拟的速度和准确性。这项研究有望为有效模拟油砂油藏中复杂电磁能量加热模式和行为的模拟平台提供有价值的技术建议。

The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) and Devon Canada recently completed an NSERC Engage Grant project to conduct a preliminary investigation into the application of electromagnetic (EM) energy as a heat source for in situ (in place) extraction of heavy oil from oil sand reservoirs. The project successfully validated the functionality of the EM heating in the oil sands. SAIT and Devon are planning to partner again to carry out a larger research project to thoroughly investigate the speed and accuracy of software simulations used to model to EM oil sand heating and extraction process. The proposed research is expected to provide valuable technical recommendations on a simulation platform effectively modeling the speeds and accuracy of the complex EM energy heating patterns and behaviors in oil-sand reservoirs.