...1 PAPER 2009-046 Impact of Well Configuration on Performance of Steam-Based Gravity Drainage Processes M. TAMER*, I.D. GATES University of Calgary *Now at Nexen Inc. This paper is accepted for the Proceedings of the Canadian International Petroleum Conference (CIPC) 2009, Calgary, Alberta, Canada...

... the authors show that SAGD can be configured to maximize bitumen recovery for such reservoirs based on laboratory and new simulation studies. The result is a SAGD configuration where the producers are placed at the base of porosity, within the basal water zone. Introduction Laricina Energy Ltd. s Germain...

... and water holding capacity (9) . centrifugation configuration mft dosage mikula oil sand test program strength centrate solid deposit centrifuge feed lynx 40 upstream oil & gas bitumen complex reservoir centrifuge concentration polymer fine capture centrifuge performance...

...1 PAPER 2009-207 Improving the SAGD Performance by Introducing a New Well Configuration M. MOJARAB, T. HARDING, B. MAINI University of Calgary This paper is accepted for the Proceedings of the Canadian International Petroleum Conference (CIPC) 2009, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 16 18 June 2009...

... 1 PAPER 2008-013 Preliminary Consideration on Application of Steamflooding in a Toe-To-Heel Configuration T.A. TURTA, A.K. SINGHAL Alberta Research Council T.X. XIA1, M. GREAVES Univeristy of Bath J. GOLDMAN, J. IVORY Alberta Research Council 1Currently with Total E&P, UK, Aberdeen This paper...

... the elephantine data issues. The first part is collecting the data and this has many challenges as there are many sources of data, there is a constant stream of new data and field configurations are constantly changing. Most companies currently collect the data required for an IMP but have difficulty handling...

... expansion can load the pipe material beyond its proportional limit. Selection of an appropriate slotted liner configuration is critical to ensure structural stability (and hence sand control) is reliably maintained during operation. Mechanical properties of the tubular material at elevated temperature...

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... of the nucleation phenomenon. A mechanical equilibrium comprising a disjoining pressure and a capillary one in these crevices tends to prove the pre-existence of gas bubbles for different wettabilities. The first configuration envisaged is oil wettability, presence of water is neglected in the porous media...

... for their rheological parameters and analyzed using three different wellbore configurations for their APL gradients. Each fluid was analyzed using the Bingham-Plastic and Power-Law models and their results compared. Also, the effect of high temperature (up to 150 °F) on frictional pressure losses was also studied...

... exploitation santhal operation configuration 1 PAPER 2005-02 Current Status of the Commercial In Situ Combustion (ISC) Projects and New Approaches to Apply ISC A.T. TURTA Alberta Research Council S.K. CHATTOPADHYAY, R.N. BHATTACHARYA Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) A. CONDRACHI Oil and Gas...

... cm horizontally from the producer. The experimental configuration was based on the Burnt Lake experiment (Reference 5). The lab model scaled a 20 m thick Burnt Lake formation with 80 m well pair spacing, and 40 m injector/producer well offset, at a 100:1 geometric ratio. The experimental...

... with in detail in the paper. Quality and compositions of acid gases: Cost effective technologies to handle contaminants such ammonia, Benzene, Toluene and Xylene (BTX), and cyanides etc. Sulfur Recovery Efficiency Enhancement: Cost effective technology and optimum process configurations for revamping...

... unique as the kh and OGIP of the pool dominate different periods in the production history, even though they are not entirely independent of each other. This analytical procedure provides a confident assessment of kh and accessed OGIP of the current well configuration. Infill Well Effectiveness Assessing...

.... Optimizing turbodrill configurations for an application is accomplished by adding or removing stages to vary power output, and by utilizing turbine blade arrangements that produce desirable characteristics in anticipated hydraulic conditions. Output RPM and torque are inversely proportional in downhole...

... 103m3/d in 2011 and in situ crude bitumen production to increase from 49.2 10 3 m 3 /d in 2001 to 126 10 3 m 3 /d in 2011. Total bitumen production in 2011, 349 10 3 m 3 /d, would represent a three-fold increase from 2001. Based on the configuration of currently operating projects, it is estimated...

... years, several new well implementations have been proposed (COSH, THAI,...), exploiting the more advanced drilling capabilities available nowadays. Simulations of such configurations require a reliable representation at field scale of the oxy-combustion reactions, which is not available at the present...

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... by Moore et al. 1, 2 . Most of them used the traditional vertical wells. injection well test 1 production well combustion process thermal method experiment oil production rate reservoir temperature profile enhanced recovery configuration production rate upstream oil & gas...

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