The Effect of Operating Pressure on the Growth of the Steam Chamber Detected at the Hangingstone SAGD Project

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-53

  Ito, Yoshiaki ^a   Hirata, Toshiyyki ^a   Ichikawa, Makoto ^a  

^a Japan Canada Oil Sands Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; HIGH PRESSURE ENGINEERING; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL SANDS; STEAM; THERMAL OIL RECOVERY; WELL PRESSURE; WELLHEADS;

NON-CONDENSABLE GASES; STEAM ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE (SAGD) PROCESS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 1542710745     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/04-01-05     Document Type: Review

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