Microwave heating with nano ferro fluid for heavy oil application

In this paper, a thermal recovery technique is proposed to be applied for producing heavy oil reservoir which is implemented using the combination of microwave and nano ferro fluid. The microwave will radiate water particles and nano ferro fluid in the reservoir, as a consequence, it will heat up the oil and lower its viscosity. The heating technique can be conducted by incorporating the antenna into the well which may overcome any depth limitation frequently found in some thermal recovery techniques. To mimic the real situation, the experimental laboratory is conducted by use of sandpack consists of 22° API oil, nano ferro fluid or brine, and lose sand. With maximum output power of 900 Watt and Fe 2 O 3 as the nano particles, the microwave heating which works at the frequency of 2.45 GHz is able to reduce oil viscosity from 4,412.11 cP on its pour point at 51°C to 134.24 cP at 90°C.