Heavy and Extra Heavy (HXH) Oil Resources Evaluation, Development and Optimization
The seasoned thermal EOR consultants of the A&A Consulting Team, with extensive experience working on heavy and extra heavy (HXH) oil resources evaluation, development and optimization projects in Canada, South America, and in other parts of the world, are available to help A&A clients on their challenging heavy and extra heavy (HXH) projects, around the world, including, but not limited to:
Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS) and Steam flooding Projects:
1. Comprehensive Reservoir & Fluids Evaluation
- Detailed review of reservoir characteristics for thermal EOR screening
- Assessment of oil viscosity, thermal behavior, and CSS/steam flood suitability
- Evaluation of prior pilots, production performance, injectivity constraints
2. CSS Technical Services
- CSS cycle design and optimization (inject–soak–produce timing)
- Modeling of steam propagation, heated radius, and expected incremental oil
- Additive selection and integration (Steam-Foam, HT Surfactants, solvents)
- CSS economic evaluation and scenario ranking
- Field surveillance plan (pressures, steam-oil ratio, tracers, DTS options)
3. Steam flooding Project Support
- Conceptual and numerical modeling of steam flood performance using indstry standard software
- Forecasting of sweep efficiency, conformance issues, and steam override
- Design of injectors & producers, pattern selection, steam requirements
- Assessment of economic feasibility and steam generation infrastructure
4. Steam Additives Screening & Modeling
- High-temperature surfactants (IFT reduction, wettability alteration)
- Steam-Foam systems for mobility control and sweep improvement
- Additive integration into thermal simulation workflow
- Lab-test recommendations: foam stability, IFT, adsorption, wettability
5. Field Monitoring & Diagnostics
- Temperature log interpretation (if available)
- Thermal tracer test design (partitioning, non-partitioning)
- Indirect surveillance: GOR/SOR trends, injectivity, pressure response
- Recommendations for future thermal pilots
The seasoned thermal EOR consultants of the A&A Consulting Team are the expert users of industry standard software & technical tools used for conducting state-of-the-art thermal EOR studies, such as:
- CMG STARS – thermal reservoir simulation, steam additive modeling
- ResFrac – HF & EGS stimulation simulation
- Volsung / TOUGH2 / GEOPHIRES – geothermal reservoir modeling
- Python, MATLAB – automated analysis, sensitivity workflows
- CMOST – optimization, uncertainty, sensitivity studies
The seasoned thermal EOR consultants of the A&A Consulting Team are experts in providing the deliverables required for sound decision making and value to clients, including, but not limited to:
- Full technical studies (thermal EOR, CSS, steamflood, geothermal)
- State-of-the-art simulation-driven decision support for field development planning (FDP)
- Additive screening frameworks, lab-test design, pilot recommendations
- Economic evaluation and risk assessment for development scenarios
- High-quality final reports and executive presentations
To put A&A high-level and seasoned thermal EOR consultants of the A&A Consulting Team to work on your company's challenging HXH projects, around the world, please Contact Us.
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