... has also devel- oped electro-thermal approaches for bitumen recovery. The heat transfer mechanisms, either from horizontal or vertical wells, associated with the electro-thermal ap- proach distinguishes the various methods. In some of the approaches, heat transfer by conduction is the dominant method...

... generallycontrolled by formation pressure gradient and CO 2 gravity, affectedby the changes of CO 2 properties such as density, viscosity, enthalpy and phase state along the paths, and companied with heat transferbetween escaping CO 2 and the leakage paths and heat conduction information. Considering absorbing...

... for the interpretation of temperature data from the pilot to better understand the growth of a SAGD steam chamber over time. Calculating the rate and direction of steam chamber movement, the in situ thermal diffusivity and the role of conduction and convection in heat transfer provide a foundation for understanding...