A method for producing heavy oil, the method including testing a plurality of samples either from a reservoir play or simulating a reservoir play in a temperature and pressure controlled gravity drainage experiment. Test injection fluids are injected into the samples at a reservoir temperature and pressure and Cumulative Oil Production (COP) or Recovery Factor (RF) or similar feature measured over time. An injection profile is obtained by selecting n injection fluids based on a best COP or RF at a given time T.sub.n, wherein n is a number of fluid injection stages and switching to an n+1 injection fluid when a rate of change (ROC) in the COP or RF drops at least 25%-75%, but preferably 40-60% or 50%. The injection profile is then implemented in the reservoir to produce heavy oil. Optimized injection profiles for certain reservoirs are also provided.

A method for producing heavy oil, the method including testing a plurality of samples either from a reservoir play or simulating a reservoir play in a temperature and pressure controlled gravity drainage experiment. Test injection fluids are injected into the samples at a reservoir temperature and pressure and Cumulative Oil Production (COP) or Recovery Factor (RF) or similar feature measured over time. An injection profile is obtained by selecting n injection fluids based on a best COP or RF at a given time T.sub.n, wherein n is a number of fluid injection stages and switching to an n+1 injection fluid when a rate of change (ROC) in the COP or RF drops at least 25%-75%, but preferably 40-60% or 50%. The injection profile is then implemented in the reservoir to produce heavy oil. Optimized injection profiles for certain reservoirs are also provided.

A method for recovering subsurface fluid from rock formations by adding an enzyme-based green solvent to a carrier fluid and injecting the enzyme-based green solvent and the carrier fluid into a production well. The enzyme-based green solvent and the carrier fluid are directed down a flow path of the production well. The solvent soaks in the production well before reversing the flow path of the production well. The enzyme-based green solvent and the carrier fluid travel up the flow path with a plurality of recovered deposits from the production well in the enzyme-based green solvent.

During fracking processes, fluid is injected into the injection wells to cause micro-fractures in the shale. Contact between shale and water causes the development of micro-fractures. Given the deep location of the injection wells, the water is under high pressure that can build up over time and could potentially cause tremors. Based upon experiments on Pierre shale, it has been determined that the appearance of micro-fractures in shale begin with the saturation of capillaries, followed by ionic and diffusive transport of water into the shale clays. Using this discovery, a method for predicting the post-fracking pressure build-up in shale is disclosed.

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of clean and efficient mining of deep unconventional or conventional resources, and discloses a pilot-scale supercritical water oxidation oil and hydrogen production system capable of realizing long-distance multi-stage heating of organic rock. The system comprises a supercritical water generator, a supercritical water pyrolysis reaction system for organic rock, an oxygen injection system and an oil-gas condensation and collection system, wherein the supercritical water generator mainly comprises a water injection system, a front-section preheating reaction system, a second-stage heating system and a third-stage heating system. The reaction system can carry out a pilot-scale simulation process of supercritical water pyrolysis for organic rock, a multi-stage heating function is realized, the maximum reaction distance is 8 m or more, and the release characteristics of oil-gas products under different reaction distances are explained. Meanwhile, the parameters of high-temperature residual carbon oxygenation hydrogen production are obtained, and the supercritical water oxidation oil and hydrogen production process of long-distance multi-stage heating of organic rock is completely simulated.

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of clean and efficient mining of deep unconventional or conventional resources, and discloses a pilot-scale supercritical water oxidation oil and hydrogen production system capable of realizing long-distance multi-stage heating of organic rock. The system comprises a supercritical water generator, a supercritical water pyrolysis reaction system for organic rock, an oxygen injection system and an oil-gas condensation and collection system, wherein the supercritical water generator mainly comprises a water injection system, a front-section preheating reaction system, a second-stage heating system and a third-stage heating system. The reaction system can carry out a pilot-scale simulation process of supercritical water pyrolysis for organic rock, a multi-stage heating function is realized, the maximum reaction distance is 8 m or more, and the release characteristics of oil-gas products under different reaction distances are explained. Meanwhile, the parameters of high-temperature residual carbon oxygenation hydrogen production are obtained, and the supercritical water oxidation oil and hydrogen production process of long-distance multi-stage heating of organic rock is completely simulated.

Method of simultaneous introducing of two or more than two chemical substances and/or water into a subterraneous hydrocarbon formation and/or control of the rate of chemical reactions of these substances, and a device for implementation of this method This invention relates to the method of simultaneous introducing of two or more than two chemical substances and/or water into a subterraneous hydrocarbon formation and/or control of rate of chemical reactions of these substances and/or water by introducing their controlled amount into a subterraneous formation containing liquid and/or gaseous hydrocarbons, particularly crude oil, shale gas or natural, below a dedicated packer for exploration and production of these hydrocarbons and simultaneous inserting of a dedicated data cable (3) for interconnection of the measuring and/or regulating components in the wellbore, where the said chemical substances and/or water are supplied into the wellbore at controlled rate through the free casing (5) by means of at least three mutually separated flexible tubing (2a,b) (flexible injection lines) or the combination of these flexible tubing (flexible injection lines) with the solid wellbore tubing, or by means of at least one flexible multi-channel tubing containing inside at least three fix-attached flexible tubing (channels) of smaller diameter leading into the space in the wellbore and/or pay zone below/behind at least one remotely-adjustable packer connected with the well head that, after reaching the required position, seals off space in the wellbore below the packer and the pay zone (16) against the space above the packer in the wellbore and up to the well head. The invention also includes a device for the implementation of this method.

Method of simultaneous introducing of two or more than two chemical substances and/or water into a subterraneous hydrocarbon formation and/or control of the rate of chemical reactions of these substances, and a device for implementation of this method This invention relates to the method of simultaneous introducing of two or more than two chemical substances and/or water into a subterraneous hydrocarbon formation and/or control of rate of chemical reactions of these substances and/or water by introducing their controlled amount into a subterraneous formation containing liquid and/or gaseous hydrocarbons, particularly crude oil, shale gas or natural, below a dedicated packer for exploration and production of these hydrocarbons and simultaneous inserting of a dedicated data cable (3) for interconnection of the measuring and/or regulating components in the wellbore, where the said chemical substances and/or water are supplied into the wellbore at controlled rate through the free casing (5) by means of at least three mutually separated flexible tubing (2a,b) (flexible injection lines) or the combination of these flexible tubing (flexible injection lines) with the solid wellbore tubing, or by means of at least one flexible multi-channel tubing containing inside at least three fix-attached flexible tubing (channels) of smaller diameter leading into the space in the wellbore and/or pay zone below/behind at least one remotely-adjustable packer connected with the well head that, after reaching the required position, seals off space in the wellbore below the packer and the pay zone (16) against the space above the packer in the wellbore and up to the well head. The invention also includes a device for the implementation of this method.

A method and a system for recovering oil from currently inaccessible oil containing geological units by activating the deep biosphere microbial seed bank. Nutrient and thermal enhancement of microorganisms in oil containing geological units allows for stimulation of inactive and/or dormant microorganisms such that they proliferate and produce gas. The oil viscosity that is decreased by heat, along with the gas pressure produced by activated microbes which allows previously inaccessible oil to flow toward production wells.

A method and a system for recovering oil from currently inaccessible oil containing geological units by activating the deep biosphere microbial seed bank. Nutrient and thermal enhancement of microorganisms in oil containing geological units allows for stimulation of inactive and/or dormant microorganisms such that they proliferate and produce gas. The oil viscosity that is decreased by heat, along with the gas pressure produced by activated microbes which allows previously inaccessible oil to flow toward production wells.