http://www.heavyoilinfo.com A collection of heavy oil articles daily 1 2006-11-13T12:28:01Z http://www.heavyoilinfo.com/feature_items/characterizing-heavy-oils-to-optimize-solvent-based-production Professor Harvey Yarranton, University of Calgary, talked to heavyoilinfo.com about the program of the newly created NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Heavy Oil Properties and Processing. No publisher jwallen University of Calgary asphaltenes asphaltene molecular self-association Field development plan Schlumberger asphaltene deposition Harvey Yarranton geochemistry NSERC asphaltene particle aggregation asphaltene precipitation 2010-07-08T11:00:32Z Page http://www.heavyoilinfo.com/feature_items/geophysical-monitoring-of-heavy-oil-production Heavyoilinfo.com talked with Bob Godfrey, Principal Geophysicist at the Schlumberger Heavy Oil Regional Technology Center in Calgary, about the value of seismic and other geophysical measurements for monitoring heavy oil fields. No publisher jwallen heavy oil geophysical monitoring of heavy oil production 2010-06-17T00:43:13Z Page http://www.heavyoilinfo.com/feature_items/Keep_Your_Cap_On_LR.pdf This article discusses different applications of technology designed to help reduce the risk of cap-rock failure in thermal heavy oil recovery. The injection of high pressure steam as part of SAGD can cause thermal expansion which can lead to cap-rock failure resulting in lost recovery and in some cases damage to surface facilities. No publisher jwallen cap-rock cap rock Field development plan 2010-05-20T19:40:36Z File http://www.heavyoilinfo.com/feature_items/the-value-of-geochemistry-in-heavy-oil-development Heavyoilinfo.com spoke with geochemist Kevin McCarthy about the geochemical characterization of heavy oil reservoirs. No publisher jwallen geochemistry Field development plan 2010-03-06T16:28:09Z Page http://www.heavyoilinfo.com/feature_items/water-management-for-oil-sands-mining-operations Heavyoilinfo.com talked to hydrogeologist Geoff Beale about the challenges of managing water during surface oil sand mining operations. No publisher jwallen Operations Field development plan waste management water management water water consumption in heavy oil water management in heavy oil water treatment in heavy oil 2010-03-09T11:27:53Z Page