... development and the overall volumetric sweep. This paper examines two well pairs in the Surmont pilot project. From this analysis and general experience, the following critical factors must be considered when optimizing SAGD operating strategies: Getting enough heat close to the producer Accounting...

... analysis was conducted using thermal simulation. The parameters analyzed were vertical well spacing, injection steam rate, well flowing pressure, and horizontal length of the well pair. The effect on the oil recovery from the angle of dip in the reservoir and the orientation of the well pair with regard...

... investigated include flow through both the injection and the production wells, at three different points during the production life of the well pair (beginning of the steam injection phase, middle of the steam chamber development and end of the steam injection phase) and through three possible flow paths...

... it may be possible for these results to be achieved. A study was conducted to examine several completion strategies and to test, with the use of a simulation model, what the expected production, and steam requirements for these strategies would be. The simulation model examined multiple well pairs...

... chamber. In this paper, the steam fingering phenomenon during SAGD process is discussed with actual measured field data from four SAGD projects; UTF Phase A, UTF Phase B, Hangingstone and Surmount. well pair underground test facility surface heave chamber growth impermeable layer reservoir...

... seismic data steam chamber growth christina lake reservoir characterization thickness steam chamber reflection image reservoir sandstone sediment sagd well pair canadian petroleum technology bitumen well pair mcmurray formation crosswell seismic interpretation reservoir...

... make drilling horizontally along strike a challenging process. The initial SAGD pilot consisted of a single well pair drilled for Derek Resources by Sperry Sun Drilling Services in July of 2000. This paper will discuss the application of the SAGD process in a non-traditional reservoir, requiring non...

... requires approximately 60-m 3 gas. 1-m 3 dry (100% quality) steam requires approximately 75-m 3 gas. The use of project specific EBIP, versus OBIP, in calculating recovery makes meaningful comparisons difficult. sor imperial oil burnt lake well pair enhanced recovery upstream oil...

... of the theory of operation of each technology, operation parameters, specifications, experience with drilling different types of wells with the various technologies, and finally, the advantages and disadvantages of each technology will also be discussed. single wire guidance well pair intersection...

... NCG fingering. The actual pressure front is compared to the predicted. In every case the actual pressure front travels between five and twelve meters ahead where one would expect it from the theory. well pair sagd steam chamber thermal diffusivity enhanced recovery reservoir observation...

... where it is expected that a CSOR of 3.5 m 3 /m 3 or less and a bitumen recovery of greater than 10,000 cubic meters (63,000 barrels) per hectare which is equivalent to an average bitumen production rate of 250 barrels (40 m 3 ) per day over a five year well life from 800 meters long well pairs spaced...