Heavy Oil Resources Evaluation, Development and Optimization

Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS) and Steam Flooding EOR Projects:

The seasoned thermal EOR consultants of the A&A Consulting Team, with extensive experience working on heavy oil resources evaluation, development and optimization projects in the United States, Canada, South America, and in other parts of the world, are available to help A&A clients on their challenging CSS and steam flooding projects, around the world, including, but not limited to:

1. Comprehensive Reservoir and Fluids Evaluation

Detailed review of reservoir characteristics for thermal EOR screening
Assessment of oil viscosity, thermal behavior, and CSS/steamflood suitability
Evaluation of prior CSS/steamflood pilots, production performance, and injectivity constraints

2. Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS) Technical Services

CSS cycle design and optimization (inject–soak–produce timing)
Modeling of steam propagation, heated radius, and expected incremental oil
Steam Additives selection and integration (Steam-foam, High-temperature surfactants, solvents)
CSS economic evaluation and scenario ranking
Field surveillance plan (pressures, steam-oil ratio, tracers, DTS options)

3. Steam flooding Project Support

Conceptual and numerical modeling of steamflood performance using industry standard software
Forecasting of sweep efficiency, conformance issues, and steam override
Design of injectors and producers, pattern selection, and steam requirements
Assessment of economic feasibility and steam generation infrastructure

4. Steam Additives Screening & Modeling

High-temperature surfactants (IFT reduction, wettability alteration)
Steam-Foam systems for mobility control and sweep improvement
Steam Additives integration into thermal simulation workflow
Lab-test recommendations: foam stability, IFT, adsorption, wettability

5. Field Monitoring & Diagnostics

Temperature log interpretation (if available)
Thermal tracer test design (partitioning, non-partitioning)
Indirect surveillance: GOR/SOR trends, injectivity, pressure response
Recommendations for future thermal pilots

The seasoned thermal EOR consultants of the A&A Consulting Team are the expert users of industry standard software and technical tools used for conducting state-of-the-art thermal EOR studies, such as:

CMG STARS: For thermal EOR reservoir simulation, steam additives modeling
ResFrac: For Hydraulic Fracturing and Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) stimulation simulation
Volsung / TOUGH2 / GEOPHIRES: For geothermal reservoir modeling
Python, MATLAB: For automated analysis, sensitivity workflows
CMOST: For optimization, uncertainty, and sensitivity studies

The seasoned thermal EOR consultants of the A&A Consulting Team are experts in providing the deliverables required for sound decision making and value to clients, including, but not limited to:

Full technical studies (thermal EOR, CSS, steam flooding, geothermal)
State-of-the-art simulation-driven decision support for field development planning (FDP)
Steam Additives screening frameworks, lab-test design, and pilot recommendations
Economic evaluation and risk assessment for development scenarios
High-quality final reports and executive presentations

To put A&A high-level and seasoned thermal EOR consultants of the A&A Consulting Team to work on your company's challenging CSS and steam flooding EOR projects, around the world, please Contact Us.

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