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SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference
June 7–9, 2016
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
ISBN:
978-1-61399-471-9
SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference
Carbonates / Casing Design / Chemical EOR
Experimental Evaluation of the Effect of Temperature on Wettability of the Grosmont Carbonate Reservoir in Alberta
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180706-MS
In-Situ Combustion Experience in Heavy Oil Carbonate
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180724-MS
Strain Based Design and Field Application of Thermal Well Casing String for Cyclic Steam Stimulation Production
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180703-MS
Application of Low Salinity Micellar Emulsion In Chemical EOR of Heavy Oil
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180744-MS
Results of a Polymer Flooding Pilot in the Tambaredjo Heavy Oil Field, Suriname
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180739-MS
Optimum Time of ACP Injection for Heavy Oil Recovery
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180757-MS
SAGD Optimization
Enhanced SAGD Startup Techniques for Improved Thermal Efficiency and Conformance - A Field Test Based Investigation
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180755-MS
Steam Circulation Strategies for SAGD Wells After Geomechanical Dilation Start-Up
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180705-MS
Novel Scheme to Enhance Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage Production
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180692-MS
A Robust Automatic Well Gauging System for Heavy Oil Operations
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180719-MS
Integrated One-Step Process for Oil Water Separation and Produced-Water Treatment
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180691-MS
Technical Benchmarking: A Critical Step in Reducing Costs in a Low Price Environment
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180745-MS
Recovery Processes I
An Integrated Probabilistic Workflow For Primary And Thermal Performance Prediction Of A Large Extra-Heavy Oil Field
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180732-MS
Understanding Impacts of Lean Zones on Thermal Recovery in View of Mobile Water
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180712-MS
Analytical Treatment of SAGD - Old and New
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180748-MS
Modification of Butler's Unsteady-State SAGD Theory to Include the Vertical Growth of Steam Chamber
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180733-MS
On the Performance of SAGD in Athabasca Point Bar Deposit Reservoir With Top Water
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180735-MS
Re-Examination of Fingering in SAGD and ES-SAGD
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180708-MS
Production Optimization
Gravity Inflow Performance Relationship for SAGD Production Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180714-MS
A Proxy Model for Predicting SAGD Production from Reservoirs Containing Shale Barriers
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180715-MS
Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Production Data Analysis for Shale Heterogeneity Characterization in SAGD Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180716-MS
SAGD Production Observations Using Fiber Optic Distributed Acoustic and Temperature Sensing: "SAGD DAS - Listening To Wells to Improve Understanding of Inflow"
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180726-MS
Predicting SAGD ESP Intake Temperature
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180710-MS
Accuracy and Reliability of a New-Generation Optical PT Gauge in a SAGD Field Trial
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180758-MS
Caprock
Geomechanical Properties of Clearwater Shale at Elevated Temperatures
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180694-MS
Probabilistic Analysis on the Caprock Integrity During SAGD Operations
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180704-MS
Numerical Assessment of the Maximum Operating Pressure for SAGD Projects Considering the Effects of Anisotropy and Natural Fractures in the Caprock
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180711-MS
Mechanisms and Application of Viscosity Reducer and CO2-Assisted Steam Stimulation for a Deep Ultra-Heavy Oil Reservoir
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180760-MS
Approaches for CO2 Capture and Sequestration Inspired by Biological Systems
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180718-MS
Steam-Air Injection Process
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180738-MS
Recovery Processes II
In-Situ Reflux: An Improved In-Situ Recovery Method for Oil Sands
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180752-MS
Convective SAGD Process
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180734-MS
An Experimental Study of Multiphase Behavior for n-Butane/Bitumen/Water Mixtures
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180736-MS
Nonlinear Dynamical Instability Analysis of Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage SAGD by Using Reservoir Simulation
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180753-MS
A New Foamy Oil-Assisted Methane Huff-N-Puff Method for Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery in Thin Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180742-MS
Produced Gas Reinjection Based Cyclic Solvent Processes for Foamy Oil Reservoirs in the Eastern Orinoco Belt, Venezuela
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180730-MS
An Improved Reaction Kinetics Model Of In-Situ Combustion For Pre-Steamed Oil Sands
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180728-MS
Hybrid or Solvent Based Process
Experimental Measurements and Correlation of K-value, Viscosity, and Density Data for Mixtures of Light to Heavy Solvents and Athabasca Bitumen with Applications of ES-SAGD Process
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180702-MS
Modeling The Onset Of Asphaltene Precipitation In Solvent-Diluted Bitumens Using Cubic-Plus-Association Equation Of State
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180725-MS
New Data on The Behaviour of Asphaltenes in Thermal Heavy Oil and Bitumen Production Operations
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180699-MS
Compositional Mechanisms in SAGD and ES-SAGD With Consideration of Water Solubility in Oil
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180737-MS
Unlocking Potential Of The Lower Grand Rapids Formation, Western Canada: The Role Of Sand Control and Operational Practices in SAGD Performance
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180700-MS
Clay-Asphaltene Interaction During Hybrid Solvent-Steam Injection Into Bitumen Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180723-MS
Geomechanics
Effect Of Geomechanics On Optimization Of Solvent Assisted SAGD SA-SAGD in Oil Sands Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180722-MS
SAGD Operation in Interbedded Sands with Application of Horizontal Multistage Fracturing: Geomechanics and Fracturing Aspects
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180721-MS
Investigation of Post-Abandonment Surface Deformation in SAGD Operations
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180717-MS
Experimental Research on Thermal Cracking of Mudstone for Heavy Oil Thermal Production
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180754-MS
Experimental Study On The Failure Behavior of Inter-Bedded Shale During Thermal Stimulation
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180746-MS
Temperature-Dependent Deformation Prediction of Oil Sand by Coupled Geomechanical and Fluid Flow Modeling
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180750-MS
Drilling & Completions
Adapting Extended-Reach, Float-in Tubular-Running Practices to SAGD Completions
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180696-MS
A New Well Positioning Technique for SAGD Applications
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180701-MS
Absolute Wellbore Placement via No-Access Ranging from Surface — Alberta Experience in SAGD Horizontal Drilling
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180749-MS
A Study of Sealability Evaluation Criteria for Casing Connections in Thermal Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180720-MS
An Experimental Investigation of the Effect of pH and Salinity on Sand Control Performance for Heavy Oil Thermal Production
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180756-MS
Evaluation of Horizontal Liner Installation Loads Using Advanced Numerical Simulation Technique
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180743-MS
Hybrid or Solvent Based Processes
Reducing Supply Cost With Eseieh™ Pronounced Easy
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180729-MS
Heavy Oil Recovery via Combination of Radio-Frequency Heating With Solvent Injection
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180709-MS
Directional RF Heating for Heavy Oil Recovery Using Antenna Array Beam-Forming
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180695-MS
Effective Thermal and Electrical Conductivity of Two-Phase Saturated Porous Media
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180740-MS
Experimental Investigation of Combined Electromagnetic Heating and Solvent Assisted Gravity Drainage for Heavy Oil Recovery
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180747-MS
SAGD Relative Permeability as a Function of Temperature
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180713-MS
