Are you designing pipelines or using existing lines to transport heavy  oil? 

Can you accurately predict the behaviour of your heavy oil – for a wide  range of conditions?

Process Ecology specializes in characterizing crude oils and  accurately predicting the properties of heavy oils, often based on  limited bulk data only.

Extrapolating property data such as viscosity or using an out-of-the-box  simulator to predict heavy oil performance usually does not give  satisfactory results.

A properly-characterized crude oil, through a set of  hypothetical components, can still create problems for simulators such  as HYSYS. We have the knowledge and experience to ensure that both  properties and interaction parameters are properly fitted, and that the pipeline transmission model will give reasonable results.

This learning opportunity will expose attendees to the most widely used oil characterization methods for process simulation as well as practical strategies to improve modelling of heavy oils and bitumen.