As wells shift towards producing or injecting along their entire length, frictional pressure
losses and reservoir heterogeneities become larger issues in completion design. There is …

This paper discusses the significance of inflow control devices (ICDs) in steam-assisted
gravity drainage (SAGD) operations and their impact on well performance in different …

The subcool or thermodynamic trapping for solvent applications is inefficient since solvent
viscosity is only a weak function of temperature. Another factor that affects the efficiency of …

Despite technical and economic success of Steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD),
improvements of its thermal efficiency as reflected by the steam-to-oil ratio (SOR) present …

One method of thermal recovery, steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD), has proven a
commercial success in heavy oil/bitumen production. However, geological and reservoir …

A review of laboratory and field testing of a new flow control device is presented in this
paper. The device is designed specifically to limit steam breakthrough in thermal operations …

Steam huff-n-puff in horizontal wells often had limitations, such as uneven steam injection
and low reservoir utilization. To improve steam injection efficiency, a new method for …

Late in the life of the steam‐assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) process, drilling a single,
horizontal infill well (called a wedge well by some) has become a common practice in the oil …

Steam chamber conformance in Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) influences the
efficiency and economic performance of bitumen recovery. Conventional SAGD well …

One of the main challenges in Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) wells is steam
breakthrough in producer wells, which can result in inefficient bitumen recovery due to high …