Effect of drainage height and permeability on SAGD performance

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 99-106

  Heidari, M ^a   Pooladi Darvish, M ^a   Azaiez, J ^a   Maini, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

bitumen recovery; heat integral method; SAGD

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; BITUMEN RECOVERY; CO-ORDINATE SYSTEM; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER; GRAVITY DRAINAGE; HEAT CONDUCTION PROBLEMS; HEAT INTEGRAL METHOD; HEAT INTEGRATION; HEAVY OIL; OIL-PRODUCTION RATES; PROCESS VARIABLES; PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE; RESERVOIR PERMEABILITY; SAGD; SEMI-ANALYTICAL MODEL; STEAM-ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGES; UNSTEADY STATE;

CAPILLARITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONDUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS;

BITUMEN; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL PRODUCTION; PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 67651120178     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2009.06.020     Document Type: Article

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