There has been a keen interest during the last decade in the application of the steam
assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) process as a recovery strategy for oil sands and heavy oil …

The experimental studies carried out to evaluate oil recovery processes let optimum
strategies be determined and necessary actions be taken before initiating a new project …

Steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) is a commercially successful recovery process that
produces heavy oils and bitumen. The method ensures both a stable displacement front of …

The successful testing of a gravity drainage process, using the horizontal wells in the
Underground Test Facility (UTF) in Alberta, Canada indicates that high recovery and …

Abstract Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand, CHOPS, is a primary recovery method
commonly used in many Canadian heavy oil reservoirs. In spite of its commercial success …

Physical and numerical models can be employed together to better understand the SAGD
process. When there are inadequate measured physical properties as input data, and …

The steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) process has emerged as an effective
technology for the recovery of oil from oil sands deposits that are deeply buried for surface …

There is a major concern that the existence of thief zones, such as top water and/or a gas
cap overlying the oil sand deposit, has a detrimental effect on the oil recovery in the …

Abstract The process of Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage or better known by its English
acronym as SAGD has been successfully tested and commercially implemented in the last …

A comprehensive analytical model of the Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) process
is developed, encompassing steam chamber rise, sideways expansion, and the confinement …