... Abstract This study focuses on enhancing short-term oil forecasting in Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) operations by leveraging advanced ARIMAX-GARCH and Bi-directional LSTM models. SAGD, a vital method for bitumen extraction, involves injecting steam into the reservoir to facilitate oil...

... Abstract Steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) is a technology used in Canada to extract bitumen from sandstone reservoirs. Steam is injected into the reservoir to rise and form a steam chamber. It heats up the bitumen, lower its viscosity and facilitates production. Among all the various...

... in SOR, was observed. Finally, it was shown that the performance of bitumen recovery by propane co-injection with steam, can be predicted by reservoir simulation. unconventional play steam-assisted gravity drainage geology sagd heavy oil play reservoir surveillance production monitoring...

... Abstract Dimethyl ether (DME) as a water-soluble solvent has been studied as a potential additive to steam for improving the energy efficiency of steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD). The main objective of this research was to study in-situ flow characteristics and energy efficiency of DME...

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... petroleum technology sci engineering dispersion coefficient coefficient hp criterion reservoir Introduction Since the inception of the steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) process made by Butler et al. (1981) in the late 1970s, it has been serving as an effective means of enhanced oil...

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... Abstract The Heavy Oil Late Life Energy Recovery (HOLLER) project is the application of geothermal technology in steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) wells that are near end of life. While conventional geothermal technology is encumbered by the high cost of drilling deep wells to reach...

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... Abstract In steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) operations, inflow control devices (ICDs) might provide an extra pressure drop (Δ P ) on top of the liquid pool's Δ P . To avoid hot-spot zones, this Δ P design heavily relies on reservoir quality. Flow-loop experiments can provide flow قate...

... Abstract Steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) is an effective thermal recovery method for enhanced bitumen recovery. However, the success of SAGD operation depends on several factors. Reduction in gas and steam production is a crucial factor to achieve a successful SAGD operation. Autonomous...

... Abstract Suncor's Firebag Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) project has been in operation since 2004 and a total capacity of 215 mbbls/d of bitumen. 1 It is Suncor's largest in situ operation, with approximately 600 wells. Maximizing the value of the capital investment and operating...

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... Abstract A novel Flow Control Device (FCD) for Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) production wells is presented. This device increases the thermal efficiency of the process and accelerates bitumen recovery by passively increasing its flow resistance as the produced fluid's subcool decreases...

... section of the paper reviews limitations of subcool as a well performance metric and proposes an alternative method of assessment that relies on data that are more readily available to operators. asia government sagd fluid dynamics steam-assisted gravity drainage subcool upstream oil & gas...

... Abstract The in-situ formation of oil in water emulsions can contribute to the oil mobilization when combined with Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD). The produced fluids in SAGD operations and sand pack SAGD experiments often show the existence of both oil in water and water in oil...

... coefficients are in the order of 10 –10 m 2 /s with an 8% higher diffusivity coefficient in the case of C 1 -C 2 compared to the case of C 1 . steam-assisted gravity drainage shale gas thermal method upstream oil & gas complex reservoir shale oil oil shale sagd diffusivity coefficient...

... Abstract Water-saturated lean zones are notoriously challenging for steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) operations since they increase heat loss and impair the SAGD performance. This study proposes mitigating lean zone effects using gas/water displacement to reduce lean zone impacts...

... autonomous control logic and real-time alerts, allows for better data granularity and optimization of well production and operations. artificial intelligence canada government sagd fillage upstream oil & gas enhanced recovery thermal method steam-assisted gravity drainage machine learning...