Improved recovery of heavy oil by Vapex with widely spaced horizontal injectors and producers

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 48-56

  Butler, Roger M ^a   Jiang, Qi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTANE; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DRAINAGE; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROPANE; STEAM; THERMAL EFFECTS;

STEAM ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE (SAGD); VAPEX PROCESS;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 0033891024     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/00-01-04     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. DAS, S.K., and BUTLER, R.M., Extraction of Heavy Oil and Bitumen Using Solvents at Reservoir Pressure; The Sixth Petroleum Conference of the South Saskatchewan Sections of the Petroleum Society, Regina, SK, October 16-18, 1995.
2. JIANG, Q., Recovery of Heavy and Bitumen using Vapex Process in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Reservoirs; Ph.D. thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, March 1997.
3. BUTLER, R.M., Closed-loop Extraction Method for the Recovery of Heavy Oils and Bitumens Underlain by Aquifers: The Vapex Process; The Fifth Petroleum Conference of the South Saskatchewan Section of the Petroleum Society, held with CANMET, Regina, SK, October 18-20, 1993.
4. DAS, S.K., and BUTLER, R.M., Effect of Asphaltene Deposition on the Vapex Process: A Preliminary Investigation Using a Hele-Shaw Cell; Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, Volume 33, No. 6, June 1994.
5. DAS, S.K., and BUTLER, R.M., Investigation of "VAPEX" Process in a Packed Cell Using Butane as a Solvent; Paper No. HWC 94-47, presented at the CANADIAN SPE/CANMAT International Conference on Recent Advances in Horizontal Well Applications, Calgary, AB, March 20-23, 1994.
6. JIANG, Q., and BUTLER, R.M., Experimental Studies on Effects of Reservoir Heterogeneity on Vapex Process; Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, Volume 35, No. 10, December 1996.
7. BUTLER, R.M., MOKRYS, I.J., and DAS, S.K., The Solvent Requirements for Vapex Recovery: SPE 30293, presented at the International Heavy Oil Symposium, Calgary, AB, June 19-21, 1995.
8. MOKRYS, I.J., and BUTLER, R.M., In Situ Upgrading of Heavy Oils and Bitumen by Propane De-asphalting: The Vapex Process; SPE 25452, Production Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, OK, March 21-23, 1993.
9. JIANG, Q., and BUTLER, R.M., Selection of Well Configurations in Vapex Process; SPE 37145, presented at the SPE International Conference on Horizontal Well Technolog, Calgary, AB, November 18-20, 1996.