Objective: A significant portion of the world oil reserves is found in the form of heavy oil. These oils have a high values of viscosity around 100-10000 cP, that makes their transportation complex and expensive. Several methods have been developed to reduce the pressure drop in laminar flows of high viscosity oils. Among them is the solution of pumping a liquid of lower viscosity near the pipe wall with the high viscosity oil flowing in the center. This method is known as Core-annular flow. In this work, an alternative to core-annular flow is studied. The method is based on the use of micro grooves in the pipe wall filled with a liquid of smaller viscosity. This method has the potential to elude some problems that occur with the core-annular flow method. The analysis of the drag reduction effect as a function of different fluids properties, operational conditions and geometry of the grooved walls was made using a numerical and experimental approach. Results indicate the limitations and potential of using micro grooves for drag reduction in laminar flows of high viscosity fluids.