Steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) in horizontal wells: A visualization model study

Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium 1997, ITOHOS 1997

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 77-91

  Nasr, T N ^a   Golbeck, H ^b   Korpany, G ^b   Pierce, G ^b  

^a SPE ^*  (United States)

^b Alberta Research Council   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; HORIZONTAL WELLS; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; VISUALIZATION; WELL TESTING;

COMMERCIAL OPERATION; GRAVITATIONAL FORCES; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; HORIZONTAL WELLBORES; RESERVOIR PERMEABILITY; STEAM-ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGES; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES; VISUALIZATION MODELING;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 84958705414     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/37521-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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