A vacuum chamber is evacuated by a vacuum pump. The vacuum chamber is positioned within a wellbore. A wellbore is fluidically exposed to an interior of the vacuum chamber after the vacuum chamber has been evacuated. At least a portion of condensate within the wellbore is flashed responsive to fluidically exposing a wellbore to an interior of the vacuum chamber.

A vacuum chamber is evacuated by a vacuum pump. The vacuum chamber is positioned within a wellbore. A wellbore is fluidically exposed to an interior of the vacuum chamber after the vacuum chamber has been evacuated. At least a portion of condensate within the wellbore is flashed responsive to fluidically exposing a wellbore to an interior of the vacuum chamber.

Estimates of global total “liquid” hydrocarbon resources are dominated by structures known as oil sands or tar sands which represent approximately two-thirds of the total recoverable resources. This is despite that the Canadian Athabasca Oil Sands, which dominate these oil sand based recoverable oil reserves at 1.7 trillion barrels, are calculated at only a 10% recovery rate. However, irrespective of whether it is the 3.6 trillion barrels recoverable from the oil sands or the 1.75 trillion barrels from conventional oil reservoirs worldwide, it is evident that significant financial return and extension of the time oil as resource is available to the world arise from increasing the recoverable percentage of such resources. According to embodiments of the invention pressure differentials are exploited to advance production of wells, adjust the evolution of the depletion chambers formed laterally between laterally spaced wells to increase the oil recovery percentage, and provide recovery in deeper reservoirs.

Estimates of global total “liquid” hydrocarbon resources are dominated by structures known as oil sands or tar sands which represent approximately two-thirds of the total recoverable resources. This is despite that the Canadian Athabasca Oil Sands, which dominate these oil sand based recoverable oil reserves at 1.7 trillion barrels, are calculated at only a 10% recovery rate. However, irrespective of whether it is the 3.6 trillion barrels recoverable from the oil sands or the 1.75 trillion barrels from conventional oil reservoirs worldwide, it is evident that significant financial return and extension of the time oil as resource is available to the world arise from increasing the recoverable percentage of such resources. According to embodiments of the invention pressure differentials are exploited to advance production of wells, adjust the evolution of the depletion chambers formed laterally between laterally spaced wells to increase the oil recovery percentage, and provide recovery in deeper reservoirs.

A method and apparatus for desalinating water combined with power generation, wherein a desalination system is used for desalinating aquifer brine water and is operationally related to a power generation system, wherein such dual-purpose co-generation facility captures the natural gas entrained within the aquifer brine water.

A method and apparatus for desalinating water combined with power generation, wherein a desalination system is used for desalinating aquifer brine water and is operationally related to a power generation system, wherein such dual-purpose co-generation facility captures the natural gas entrained within the aquifer brine water.

A computerized method and system for of operating an oil/gas facility for processing oil and gas from a reservoir. The method includes steps of receiving input data concerning condensate phase and gas phase components in the reservoir, the input data characterizing both phase components, determining a pore capillary pressure of the reservoir based on the received input data which characterizes the phase components, determining PVT parameters of the reservoir phase components based on the determined pore capillary pressure, and controlling a setting of the oil/gas facility based on the determined PVT parameters of the reservoir phase components.

A vacuum manifold assembly includes a vacuum manifold that includes a body defining an interior space of the vacuum manifold, an input tube and a plurality of output tubes. The input tube is coupled to the body and is in fluid communication with the interior space. Each of the plurality of output tubes is coupled to the body and is in fluid communication with the interior space. In this way the input tube is in fluid communication with each of the plurality of output tubes. The vacuum manifold is comprised of an oil resistant material to resist being degraded by crude oil. Additionally, the vacuum manifold is comprised of a rigid material to resist being deformed by vacuum pressure.

A vacuum manifold assembly includes a vacuum manifold that includes a body defining an interior space of the vacuum manifold, an input tube and a plurality of output tubes. The input tube is coupled to the body and is in fluid communication with the interior space. Each of the plurality of output tubes is coupled to the body and is in fluid communication with the interior space. In this way the input tube is in fluid communication with each of the plurality of output tubes. The vacuum manifold is comprised of an oil resistant material to resist being degraded by crude oil. Additionally, the vacuum manifold is comprised of a rigid material to resist being deformed by vacuum pressure.

Apparatuses and method to reduce a pore-water pressure of water within a subsurface formation below a first pressure, include creating a pressure discontinuity in a well for a first period of time. The pressure discontinuity is created using ambient ground water pressure. A ground water flow regulating device (GFRD) is used to create the pressure discontinuity such that the GFRD restricts ground water flow through the well, which causes a pressure below the GFRD to increase. A flow of ground water is released through the well casing after the first period of time under natural ground water pressure. The GFRD releases the flow of the ground water and the pore-water pressure decreases to a second pressure after the ground water is released and the second pressure is less than the first pressure, wherein a first purge cycle is accomplished.