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Some of the world’s largest reserves are heavy oil reservoirs. With oil in place equal to the largest conventional oil fields in the Middle East, heavy oil reserves are found in more than 30 countries around the globe.

Our focus is improving the development and exploitation of deposits in existing heavy oil regions and increasing recovery from underdeveloped deposits. This requires balancing economics and reducing the energy requirements and environmental footprint of producing these reserves.

Modern sample analysis laboratories located around the world provide rapid, accurate rock and fluid property information

Heavy oil resources are twice those of conventional oil.

The main challenge of heavy oil is not finding the resources but in extracting, recovering, producing, and selling heavy crudes within often changing economic guidelines. To bring these extensive reserves into economic viability, all parameters, disciplines, and personnel need to be optimized to work in perfect sync for exceptional operations.

We have the expertise and technologies to cover all the reservoir, drilling, completions, and production bases and bring heavy oil recovery within practical reach.

Software

Model reservoir geology and flow with expert interpretation and consulting.

VISAGE

Finite-element geomechanics simulator

Better understand geomechanical risks and optimize production.

INTERSECT

High-resolution reservoir simulator

Gain new insight with high-resolution reservoir simulation.

OLGA

Dynamic multiphase flow simulator

Use the industry-standard tool for dynamic multiphase flow simulation.

Reservoir Description

Plot out a target-by-target production strategy.

Reservoir Laboratories

Comprehensive physical and digital rock and fluid analysis services

Make timely reservoir decisions with accurate, precise results from our services, technologies, and expertise.

Seismic

Geophysics expertise, seismic data, and digital capabilities

Accelerate hydrocarbon discovery throughout the life of the reservoir—from exploration through EOR.

Dielectric Scanner

Multifrequency dielectric dispersion service

Acquire measurements that speak volumes.

MR Scanner

Expert magnetic resonance service

Obtain NMR measurement of porosity, permeability, and fluid volumes independent of the rock matrix.

DeepLook-CS

Crosswell seismic imaging service

Achieve seismic imaging at the reservoir scale.

Sonic Scanner

Acoustic scanning platform

Gain acoustic insight to anisotropy and formation geomechanics in wells at any angle.

Well Construction

Accurately place and construct your producer, injector, and monitor wells.

PeriScope Edge

Multilayer mapping-while-drilling service

Achieve the highest confidence for precision steering decisions in razor-thin reservoirs.

ThermaSTONE

Thermally responsive cement system

Prevent cement failure with thermally responsive cement systems that expand and contract in high pressures and temperatures.

Completions

Maximize your project's value through its entire lifecycle.

REDA Hotline

High-temperature ESP motors

Increase production in heavy oil, gassy wells, and other extreme heat environments.

Progressing Cavity Pumps (PCPs)

Lower operating and capital costs

Efficiently handle high-sand-cut wells and high-viscosity fluids with lower power consumption than other lift methods.

Horizontal Surface Pumps

Multistage surface pumping systems

Achieve more power and flexibility with the REDA HPS horizontal multistage pumping system—up to 2,500 hp in a single unit.

WellWatcher BriteBlue HT

High-temperature multimode DTS fiber

Enhance production management with reservoir surveillance in wells up to 572 degF [300 degC] and with hydrogen.

Liner Hangers

Improved well construction efficiency

Enhance well integrity in applications from deepwater to land with cemented, uncemented, and expandable liner hangers.

Sand Screens and Inflow Control Devices (ICDs)

Versatile, robust, reliable technology for sand control

Optimize your sand control completion with robust, fit-for-purpose sand screens and inflow control devices.

Production Optimization

Manage data, simulation, and equipment for ongoing operational optimization.

ChemWatcher

Integrated chemical management system

See how real-time information optimizes performance.

Surface Multiphase Flowmetering

Real-time multiphase flow rate measurement

Accurately measure the full spectrum of multiphase flow rates while monitoring and evaluating production in real time with a compact flowmeter specifically designed for topside and land applications.

Production Management

Develop and comanage your assets

Partner with us for new and mature field development with fit-for-purpose strategic commercial engagements.

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CemFIT Shield system eliminates mud channeling and creates a competent barrier across the shale.

Brochure Valves for Heavy Oil Applications

Cameron solutions for critical and high-temperature service.

Case Study GeoSphere 475 Reservoir Mapping Service Enables Geosteering in Complex Carbonate Reservoir, Sicily

Reservoir mapping-while-drilling service managed structural uncertainty during drilling operations.

Brochure Heavy Oil Production Enhancement

Unconventional heavy oil production optimization.

Case Study Simultaneously Producing Oil and Injecting Water Saves KOC USD 4 Million

ESP technology with dual concentric tubing completion improves the economics of water injection.

Case Study First Downhole Water Sink with ESP Improves Oil Recovery and Production Rates for KOC

New technology uses a shrouded ESP to draw water away from the oil/water contact, reducing coning and increasing oil production by 15%, Kuwait.

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