Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology
Volume 48, Number 9, September 2009

Letter to My Colleagues  
Robert Hawkes, C.E.T., Former Chairman, Petroleum Society of Canada

Technology Summary  
Mike McCormack, Fractical Solutions – Issue Coordinator

JCPT Editorial Review Board

Note: This issue was prepared during the final stages of the merger between the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Petroleum Society of Canada, but was published after the merger was completed.  Therefore the issue and papers are copyrighted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers, even though the papers do not have SPE paper numbers.

Advancements in Oil Sands

09-09-06-TN

Two-Phase Flow in Volatile Oil Reservoir Using Two-Phase Pseudo-Pressure Well Test Method

M. Sharifi and M. Ahmadi, University of Calgary6-11Preview | PDF ( 2,434 KB )    Rights & Permission

09-09-12-TN

New Insights Into Oxidation Behaviours of Crude Oils

J. Li, Suncor Energy, Inc.; S. A. Mehta, R. G. Moore, M. G. Ursenbach, University of Calgary12-15Preview | PDF ( 1,702 KB )    Rights & Permission

09-09-16-CS

Conformance Control of CSS and Steam Drive Process With a Carbamide Surfactant

X. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Q. Yue, Y. Gao, D. Shen, PetroChina16-18Preview | PDF ( 844 KB )    Rights & Permission

09-09-19-TN

Centrifugation Options for Production of Dry Stackable Tailings in Surface- Mined Oil Sands Tailings Management

R. J. Mikula, V. A. Munoz, O. Omotoso, Natural Resources Canada, CanmetENERGY19-23Preview | PDF ( 2,449 KB )    Rights & Permission

09-09-26

Prospects for Commercial Bitumen Recovery from the Grosmont Carbonate, Alberta

N. Edmunds, K. Barrett, S. Solanki, M. Cimolai, Laracina Energy Ltd.; A. Wong, Laricina Energy Ltd./University of Calgary26-32Preview | PDF ( 3,664 KB )    Rights & Permission

09-09-33

Economic Optimization and Uncertainty Assessment of Commercial SAGD Operations

C. Yang, C. Card, L. Nghiem, Computer Modelling Group Ltd.33-40Preview | PDF ( 934 KB )    Rights & Permission

09-09-41

The Impact of Pressure Drop on SAGD Process Performance

T. Thorne and L. Zhao, Petro-Canada41-46Preview | PDF ( 2,171 KB )    Rights & Permission

09-09-47

An Experimental Study on Three-Phase Flow in High Pressure Air Injection (HPAI)

E. Niz-Velasquez, K. Van Fraassen, R. G. Moore, S. A. Mehta, University of Calgary47-53Preview | PDF ( 1,277 KB )    Rights & Permission

09-09-54

Laboratory Experimental Testing and Development of an Efficient Low Pressure ES-SAGD Process

O. R. Ayodele, T. N. Nasr, G. Beaulieu, G. Heck, Alberta Research Council54-61Preview | PDF ( 2,379 KB )    Rights & Permission