Due to ample storage capacity among various potential sites, CCS in deep saline formations is a promising technology for carbon mitigation that has recently been implemented in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Accurate measurements of supercritical CO2 dissolution rates in brine under various reservoir conditions is knowledge of the utmost importance, and a numerical parameter for assessing suitable CO2 storage sites and successful numerical simulations, respectively. As a novel approach, we will utilize microfluidic platforms to accurately perform such measurements in a timely manner, while mimicking realistic reservoir conditions (at high salinity, temperature, pressure levels). In addition, for CO2 utilization we will carry out both pore- and macro-scale investigations of CO2-EOR using different additives (e.g., polymers, foam, or/and nanoparticles) and aim at the delivery of optimal process to increase sweep efficiency and thus maximize oil recovery rate.
Heavy Oil Recovery Processes and Reservoir Optimization with GHG Sequestration
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Invited Talk at Tsinghua University
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Modelling Reduction in Residual Oil Saturation during Enhanced Oil Recovery Process
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Oral presentation at 2018 Future Energy Systems Research Symposium
Conference/Workshop
Overview of Research Advancement - In-Situ Heavy Oil Recovery
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Overview of Research Advancement in In-Situ Heavy Oil and Shale Recovery and GHG Emissions Management
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Poster Presentation at the Future Energy Systems Open House
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Research Collaboration Meeting with NRCan
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