The PTRC has approved ten research projects, arising from the Request For Proposals completed this February, for funding as part of the HORNET program. The table below includes the project titles and research organization in receipt of funding.
Project |
Organization |
| Actual Effects of Porous Medium and Pressure Drawdown on Foamy Oil Flow and Oil Recovery in CHOPS Reservoirs | University of Regina |
| Effects of Water Saturation and Foamy Oil Stability Agents on Foamy Oil Flow and CSI process | University of Regina |
| Wormhole Structure Characterization Through Modeling and Analyzing Testing Data During Solvent Injection Post CHOPS | University of Regina |
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Chemical Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery and Frontal Instability
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Saskatchewan Research Council |
| Reactions of Solvent Gases with SARA Fractions | Saskatchewan Research Council |
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Direct Visualization of Foamy Oil Generation and Stability, Non-Equilibrium Phase Behavior and Solvent mass Transfer of CO2 and CO2+HC Solvents
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University of Regina |
| Foamy Oil Properties Matrix for CSI | Saskatchewan Research Council |
| Modeling and Experimental Measurements of Solution Gas / Solvent Dissolution and Exsolution in Heavy Oil | Collaboration: University of Regina and University of Calgary |
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Effects of Geomechanical Heterogeneity on Wormhole Development During CHOPS (Phase 2)
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Collaboration: University of Saskatchewan and University of Alberta |
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CSI Simulation in Non-Wormhole Region (phase 2)
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Saskatchewan Research Council |