Steam-injection strategy and energetics of steam-assisted gravity drainage

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-34

  Gates, Ian D ^a   Kenny, Joseph ^b   Hernandez Hdez, Ivan L ^b   Bunio, Gary L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ATECH Application Technology Ltd

^c Paramount Resources Ltd

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT LOSSES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); LATENT HEAT; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

BITUMEN; ENERGETICS; OIL RECOVERY; STEAM-ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE (SAGD); STEAM-INJECTION STRATEGY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT LOSSES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); LATENT HEAT; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

BITUMEN; DRAINAGE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LATENT HEAT FLUX; OIL WELL; PRESSURE; STEAM INJECTION; THERMAL CONVECTION; VISCOSITY;

ALBERTA; ATHABASCA; CANADA; COLD LAKE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33947269093     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/97742-pa     Document Type: Article

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