Cyclic steam injection stimulates an effective foamy emulsion expansion drive at Imperial's Cold Lake Project. Projected bitumen recovery is 25% of the Clearwater bitumen-in-place on developed pads. Ultimate recovery is estimated to be 232 million cubic metres of bitumen from the development area accessible from the current plants.

Keywords:
thermal method, project recovery, operation, clearwater, perforation, stimulation, oil sand, emulsion, mechanism, steam injection
Subjects:
Well & Reservoir Surveillance and Monitoring, Unconventional Production Facilities, Reservoir Characterization, Improved and Enhanced Recovery, Unconventional and Complex Reservoirs, Oil sand/shale/bitumen, Thermal methods, Oil sand, oil shale, bitumen, Completion Installation and Operations
Copyright 1995, Society of Petroleum Engineers
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