Effects of well placement and critical operating conditions on the performance of dual well SAGD well pair in heavy oil reservoir

SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1997-August, Issue , 1997, Pages

  Chan, M Y S ^a   Fong, J ^b   Leshchyshyn, T ^c  

^a SPE ^*  (United States)

^b PETRO CANADA   (Canada)

^c Canadian Fracmaster Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CRUDE OIL; DETERIORATION; EFFICIENCY; GASOLINE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; STEAM; WATER LEVELS;

FLUID WITHDRAWALS; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; OPERATING CONDITION; POTENTIAL REDUCTION; PROCESS EFFICIENCY; STEAM INJECTION RATE; STEAM-ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGES; WELL CONFIGURATION;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 85055100377     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/39082-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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