This course is designed to cover all the traditional and modern Thermal Recovery Methods used in the oil industry for Heavy Oil recovery. Perhaps no other single subject dominates the oil industry like thermal recovery. For many of oil fields, particularly where low-to-medium gravity oils are found or where the oil viscosity is unfavourable for conventional EOR methods application, Thermal Recovery Methods are the best techniques for ultimate recovery. Vast deposits of heavy oil exist in Canada, Venezuela and USA that are amenable to recovery by Thermal Recovery. Thermal Recovery is usually applied to heavy & medium oils, however these methods can be applied to any field being considered and be competitive with alternative methods. The course consider the following methods: Cycle Steam Injection, Double Injection Nitrogen-Steam, CO2-Steam Injection, Flue Gas-Steam Injection-This methods have given excellent results in China and Louisiana (USA), Steam Drive Process, Hot Water Injection Processes, In Situ Combustion Processes, Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand (CHOPS),  Vapor Extraction Method (VAPEX) and Steam-Assisted Drainage (SAGD).

1. Review and practice of Steam Injection processes.

2. Use and practice of Steam Thermal tables to calculate the injected energy in a steam injection well.

3. Steam flood Temperature and Saturation Profiles

4. Steam Injection Mechanisms

5. Cycle Steam Injection Processes

6. Criteria for evaluating Steam Injection Prospects

7. Estimated Heat Loss as function of depth

8. Steam Injection Project Planning

9. Economic of steam injection

10. Water Treatment for Steam Generation/Water Chemistry

11. Oilfield Steam Generator Water Quality Requirements

12. Steam Generation

13. Surface Steam Quality Measurement Concept and Methods

14. Thermal well Completion Practices

15. Thermal Cementing Practices

Topic 1:  Reservoir Characteristics Analysis and Screening Procedures
 Objective: To analyse fundamental parameters related to Thermal Recovery   

Topic 2:  Thermal Properties of Rocks and Fluids
 Objective: To study in depth water and rocks thermal properties

Topic 3:  STEAM INJECTION PROCESSES

 Objective: To study casing and tubing behaviour under thermal stresses and design cycle and drive steam injection projects.

Topic 4:  HOT WATER INJECTION PROCESS

 Objective: To study the effect of hot water injection as a EOR method.

Topic 5: PATTERN AND WELL SPACING

 Objective: To learn different well patterns and theirs effect on Thermal Recovery Methods

Topic 6:  IN SITU COMBUSTION PROCESSES, ANALYSIS, FRONT DIAGRAMS AND PREDICTIONS

 Objective: To conduct a technical study on In Situ Combustion Processes, design and review of project case 

Topic 7:  DOUBLE INJECTION NITROGEN/STEAM/CO2 Cycle Injection

Topic 8: NEW METHODS IN THERMAL RECOVERY

 Objective: To study the new technology in thermal recovery applied in Heavy and extra-heavy Oils

Topic 9: REVIEW OF SEVERAL THERMAL MODELS AVAILABLE IN USA

 Objective: Present several Mathematical software to assist engineers to predict the performance of thermal methods

Topic 10: GENERAL DISCUSSION ON THERMAL RECOVERY METHODS

 Objective: To review and clarify concepts, and discuss student field Cases.

 This course is designed for Production and Reservoir Engineers and their supervisors; Chemical Engineers Associated with crude oil production in areas of high viscosity.  Technical field personnel and services companies representatives to obtain or increase the understanding of the overall concepts and principles of improving the efficiency of production, treatment and the handling of heavy crude oils.