Call for Papers

The Committee of 2014 Heavy Oil Conference—Canada invites you to submit a paper proposal and contribute to this renowned event. The deadline for paper proposal submissions is 15 November.

Get recognized and share your technical expertise. Submit a paper proposal today on any of the topics or sub topics below.

1. Rock—What we have and what we can do with it

• Application of geology, geo-physics, geo-mechanics and geo-chemistry in heavy oil fields
• Reservoir characterization and evaluation

2. Recovery Processes

• SAGD, in situ combustion, solvent and non-thermal methods
• Oil sands mining and production techniques
• Recovery in carbonates reservoirs
• EOR/IOR for heavy oil reservoirs
• Fluid characterization, modeling, and simulation

3. Incremental Recovery

• Improving recovery from mature oil fields
• Unlocking carbonates, shales and tight formations
• Post-thermal and non-thermal recovery schemes

4. Drilling and Completion

5. Production and Performance Optimization

• Downhole (and surface) configurations
• Monitoring, instrumentation, and diagnostics

6. Midstream and Downstream:

• Downstream processing
• Upgrading and refining
• Improved pipelining/transportation solutions

7. The Business of Heavy Oil:

• Market access
• Projects, facilities, operations, and safety
• Supply costs and economics of heavy oil and bitumen

8. Footprint Reduction—Air, water, land, and energy

• Reducing emissions and pollution
• Improvements in water treatment methods
• Surface footprint reduction
• Alternate energy sources
• Energy efficient facilities