Impact of operational parameters and reservoir variables during the startup phase of a SAGD process

SPE/PS-CIM/CHOA International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Prada, J W Vanegas ^a   Cunha, L B ^a   Alhanati, F J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b C FER Technologies   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL; SAGD OPERATION; THERMAL SIMULATOR; WATER SATURATION;

BOREHOLES; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OIL WELLS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 33646591543     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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