... phases. Multiphase multicomponent isothermal flash calculations cannot be performed in narrow boiling systems which are very common in the simulation of thermal EOR operations such as Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) or Steam Flooding (SF). In a narrow boiling point system, pressure...

... Abstract The paper examines new horizontal drift-flux correlations for their ability to accurately model phase flow rates and pressure drops in horizontal and undulating wells that are part of a Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) field operation. Pressure profiles within each well correlate...

... in a commercial reservoir simulator using distinct types of simulation model including black oil, compositional and thermal steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD). We have found that history-match and uncertainty/optimization studies benefit most from the static approach while the dynamic approach produces...

... are in time-harmonic form, the time dependent Maxwell equations can be written as Eqn(6) ∇ × E → + j ω μ H → = 0 Eqn (7) ∇ × H → − ( j ω ε + σ ) E → = J Abstract Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) is one of the popular methods for heavy oil...

... heterogeneous ) and the homogeneous case ( q homogeneous ), or Δ q , is computed: Abstract Shale heterogeneities often impede the development of steam chamber in many steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) projects. Unfortunately, static data alone is generally insufficient for inferring...

... control at the surface choke together with multiple downhole constraints from devices and tubing strings. production monitoring SAGD thermal method enhanced recovery gas injection artificial lift system Reservoir Surveillance steam-assisted gravity drainage production control production...

.... Abstract In comparison to Steam-Assisted Gravity-Drainage (SAGD), the technique of injecting of warm solvent vapor into the formation for heavy oil production offers many advantages, including lower capital and operational costs, reduced water usage, and less greenhouse gas emission. However, to select...

... case studies: a) a horizontal well containing an antenna within and b) a horizontal well-pair with an antenna located in the upper well. thermal method steam-assisted gravity drainage oil sand reservoir source frequency SAGD electric field distribution heating enhanced recovery Upstream...

... state-of-the-art or legacy reservoir simulators are due to deficient performance of the well model. This is especially true for advanced thermal simulation where the convergence of the well model has always been a challenge. Introduction thermal method steam-assisted gravity drainage injection...

... Abstract Steam processes involving injection of a solvent with steam, such as CSS (Cyclic Steam Stimulation), SAGD (Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage), and steam injection in isothermal mode are currently receiving a great deal of attention in Alberta. These combination processes are designed...

... & Simulation Upstream Oil & Gas oil sand SAGD Thickness enhanced recovery complex reservoir steam chamber perturbation steam conformance steam-assisted heavy oil recovery bitumen steam-assisted gravity drainage steam equal heat transfer growth rate Result show numerical simulation steam...

... Abstract Steam-trap subcool is a technique that is used to maintain the energy efficiency of the Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) process by most heavy oil producers in Canada. The concept is rather simple, i.e., create a resistance (liquid pool) around the production well to prevent...

... hybrid steam thermal method steam-assisted gravity drainage combustion tube test steam flooding test oil saturation temperature profile injection Oil Recovery Modeling & Simulation Ursenbach Canadian Petroleum Technology combustion front Introduction Canada has the third largest...

... for a variety of isothermal models. Introduction Reservoir Characterization steam-assisted gravity drainage nd stage geological modeling SAGD accuracy geologic modeling Artificial Intelligence Upstream Oil & Gas scaling simulator pressure solve algorithm linear iteration st stage...

... Abstract Events such as hydraulic gradients in the horizontal completion, geologic and fluid variations in the reservoir and well placement issues can produce very poor steam conformance in the Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) process. Operators have implemented many strategies...

... model analytic model Modeling & Simulation Upstream Oil & Gas Satter thermal method steam-assisted gravity drainage reservoir case injection well well model steam injection well analytical model equation reservoir enthalpy enhanced recovery Injection Rate condensation depth...

... mentioned above. This new technique adopts a semi-implicit strategy such that no extra matrix bandwidth is added. Numerical results show that the new technique successfully reduces grid orientation effect while using much less CPU than the nine-point method. thermal method steam-assisted gravity...

... steam rate Introduction Steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) is a thermal oil recovery process, which consists of using pairs of parallel horizontal wells drilled near the bottom of the pay ( Butler, 1991 ). The top horizontal well is used to inject steam, while the bottom horizontal well...

... is useful for reservoir engineering purposes. enhanced recovery steam-assisted gravity drainage breakthrough composition thermal method sagd streamline simulator thermal streamline simulation modeling & simulation reservoir simulation compressibility simulator steam flood global time...

... heel thermal method steam-assisted gravity drainage constraint oil production modeling & simulation upstream oil & gas temperature distribution enhanced recovery reservoir simulation single heel heterogeneous model temperature difference uniform temperature distribution producer...