This paper presents a steamflood project at Ishinazaka oil field in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. The purpose of this project is to improve oil recovery by viscosity reduction, thermal expansion, steam distillation and so on. This project consists of the next three phases.
Phase 1: Data Gathering
Phase 2: Reservoir Study
Phase 3: Pilot Test Plan
We have already finished Phase 1 and Phase 2, and some of their results are shown in this paper.
