Steam-injection strategy and energetics of Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage

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

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Gates, I D ^a   Kenny, J ^b   Hernandez Hdez, I L ^b   Bunio, G L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Atech Application Technology Ltd

^c Paramount Resources Ltd

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT LOSSES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; VISCOSITY;

BITUMEN; CHAMBER INJECTION RATES; GAS ZONES; STEAM-ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE (SAGD);

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 33646597744     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/97742-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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