Oil Sands Reports: CHOPS Study

COLD HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION WITH SAND IN THE CANADIAN HEAVY OIL INDUSTRY

By Dr. Maurice Dusseault

Published March 2002

This report explores the technical, economic and environmental issues related to CHOPS, refers to other new processes and emerging production technologies, and details emerging possibilities for expanding or prolonging CHOPS production in Alberta.

Due to the size of this report it is presented by chapter in PDF for ease of access and printing (file sizes are listed). Associated figures are included at the end of each chapter.

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	Cover Page and Disclaimer (1,058 KB)
	Table of Contents (147 KB)
	CHOPS Recommendations (199 KB)
	Chapter 1 - Introduction (684 KB)
	Chapter 2 - World Conventional and Heavy Oil (501 KB)
	Chapter 3 - CHOPS and Related Technologies (648 KB)
	Chapter 4 - Physical Processes in CHOPS Production (1,548 KB)
	Chapter 5 - Case Histories: Luseland Field and Horizontal Wells (897 KB)
	Chapter 6 - Canadian CHOPS Production Practices (579 KB)
	Chapter 7 - Well Instrumentation (410 KB)
	Chapter 8 - Workover for CHOPS Wells (435 KB)
	Chapter 9 - Sands and Fluids Management at the Surface (478 KB)
	Chapter 10 - Environmental Aspects and Regulations (455 KB)
	Chapter 11 - Waste, Transport, Treatment, Disposal (126 KB)
	Chapter 12 - Economic Analysis of Disposal Options (495 KB)
	Chapter 13 - Technology and the Canadian Heavy Oil Industry (1,126 KB)
	Chapter 14.1 - Appendix 1: Canada's Oil Sands and Heavy Oil Deposits (254 KB)
	Chapter 14.2 - Appendix 2: Heavy Oil Potential: The Next Fifty Years (282 KB)
	Chapter 14.3 - Appendix 3: Canadian-Venezuela Comparison (703 KB)
	Chapter 14.4 - Appendix 4: End Notes (228 KB)
	Chapter 14.5 - Appendix 5: Disposal of Dirty Liquids Using Slurry Fracture Injection (857 KB)