Abstract: The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices, methods of forming such devices, and elements of such devices. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a heating member that can be formed of a heating element conformed to a heater substrate configured as a truncated cone (or similar shape) having a first end of a first size and a second end of greater size. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods of forming an aerosol delivery device, which can include providing a shell, providing a heating member formed of a heating element conformed to a substrate, configuring the heating member as a truncated cone (or similar shape) having a first end of a first size and a second end of greater size, and inserting the heating member within the shell.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices, methods of forming such devices, and elements of such devices. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a heating member that can be formed of a heating element conformed to a heater substrate configured as a truncated cone (or similar shape) having a first end of a first size and a second end of greater size. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods of forming an aerosol delivery device, which can include providing a shell, providing a heating member formed of a heating element conformed to a substrate, configuring the heating member as a truncated cone (or similar shape) having a first end of a first size and a second end of greater size, and inserting the heating member within the shell.

Abstract: A method for minimizing damage to downhole equipment utilized in controlled pulse fracturing (CPF) where a drag reducing fluid tamp is used. Said tamp has a viscosity sufficient to reduce the flowing pressure drop thereby diminishing frictional forces along fluid/solid interfaces. The CPF device is submersed in said tamp. Upon ignition of a CPF device, the upwardly traveling pressure forces the tamp of drag-reducing characteristics to pass the downhole equipment thereby minimizing tool and equipment damage. Afterwards, the pressure is allowed to leak off slowly into the formation.

Abstract: A method for minimizing damage to downhole equipment utilized during controlled pulse fracturing ("CPF") where a shear thickening fluid is used as a tamp. A shear thickening aqueous fluid having particles therein overlies a CPF device thereby creating a tamp. Movement of the fluid by pressure forces resultant from the ignited propellant causes the fluid to thicken. This thickened fluid prevents and device and wireline from moving upwardly which minimizes damage thereto.

Abstract: A method for minimizing damage to downhole equipment utilized during controlled pulse fracturing ("CPF") where an oil based thickened fluid is used as a tamp. A gelled oil based fluid overlies a CPF propellant device thereby creating a tamp. When the propellant contained in the device is ignited, this high viscosity gelled fluid prevents the remnant of said device and wireline from moving upwardly which minimizes damage thereto.

Abstract: In a cyclic method of solvent stimulation of a single oil well penetrating a viscous crude oil-containing formation, the well is first produced and a portion of the produced crude oil is subjected to a visbreaking operation to produce a hot visbroken crude oil having reduced viscosity. Production is terminated and a predetermined amount of the hot visbroken produced crude oil is injected into the formation via the well as a solvent, the formation is allowed to undergo a soak period, and the well is returned to production. Thereafter, production may be continued until the percentage of visbroken crude oil in the produced fluids is less than 12 percent and the above cycle may be repeated.

Abstract: A method for the recovery of viscous crude oil from a subterranean, viscous crude oil-containing formation penetrated by an injection well and a spaced-apart production well wherein produced crude oil recovered from the production well is subjected to a visbreaking operation to produce a hot visbroken crude oil solvent reduced in viscosity and injecting the hot visbroken crude oil solvent into the formation via the injection well to reduce the viscosity of oil remaining in the oil formation and thereby enhance recovery of oil from the formation. A predetermined amount or slug of the hot visbroken crude oil solvent may be injected into the formation followed by injection of another fluid such as a gas or an aqueous fluid to drive the hot solvent and the oil through the formation toward the production well for recovery of fluids including oil.

Abstract: The method combines the driving of oil by steam from an injection well to a production well with the overriding tendencies of the steam to give both good temperature conformance and good vertical sweep by completing the injection and production wells in limited intervals in the oil-containing formation. The injection well is completed in the bottom 20-30 percent of the vertical thickness of the oil-containing formation and the production well is completed in the bottom 40 percent of the vertical thickness of the oil-containing formation. Once the wells are completed over the limited intervals, steam is injected into the oil-containing formation at a rapid rate and fluids including oil are recovered from the formation via the production well. Injection of steam is continued until the fluid being recovered contains an unfavorable amount of steam or water.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for recovering oil from a dipping subterranean, viscous oil-containing reservoir having an underlying body of water. An in situ combustion operation is initiated using an oxidizing gas injected through an injection well in fluid communication with the lower portion of the reservoir near the oil/water interface. Fluids including oil and effluent gas are recovered from the reservoir through a production well in fluid communication with a shallower portion of the reservoir. After a predetermined amount of time, injection of the oxidizing gas is terminated and the reservoir is allowed to undergo a soaking period for a predetermined amount of time. Thereafter, a water drive is initiated by injecting water into the injection well and fluids including oil are recovered from the reservoir through the production well.

Abstract: A method for recovering viscous oil from a subterranean, viscous oil-containing formation by initiating an in-situ combustion operation in the formation using a mixture of oxygen and an inert gas having a low oxygen concentration, preferably about 21 vol. %. After a predetermined period of time, the oxygen concentration is increased to a predetermined higher level, preferably within the range of 95 to 99.5 vol. %. Once the oxygen concentration has reached the desired value, water may be simultaneously injected continuously or intermittently. After a predetermined period of time, produced combustion gas enriched in carbon dioxide separated from the produced oil is compressed and recycled as a diluent for the injected oxygen in place of the inert gas.

Abstract: The vertical conformance of a steam drive process is improved and steam override reduced by utilizing a solvent push-pull process in the lower portion of the formation adjacent the production well. Steam is injected into the injection well with production of fluids from the production well. The production well contains two flow paths from the surface, the first being in fluid communication with the upper portion of the formation. Production is continued until there is a water breakthrough from the formation via the first flow path in the production well. After production via the production well is terminated, a predetermined amount of solvent is injected into the lower portion of the formation via the second flow path in the production well while continuing to inject steam into the injection well.

Abstract: Oil may be recovered from viscous oil-containing formations including tar sand deposits by first establishing a fluid communication path in the lower portion of the formation intermediate at least one injection well and a production well. At least one additional interior production well in fluid communication with the upper portion of the formation is drilled within the formation defined by the injection well and production well. A hydrocarbon solvent having a density less than oil contained in the formation under formation conditions is injected into the fluid communication path via an injection well and fluids including oil are recovered from the production well until solvent is detected in the fluid recovered.