Passive flow control devices—well design and physics of their different flow regimes: A review

GA Rosi, D Zhu, ID Gates, J Wang - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

A dual-directional flow control device for cyclic steam stimulation applications

D Zhu - SPE Production & Operations, 2022 - onepetro.org
Cyclic steam stimulation (CSS) is one the most effective thermal recovery methods. It is
widely used as the primary thermal recovery method to recover heavy oil fields in the Middle …

Mechanisms and Operational Strategies of Multi-Lateral Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) for Heterogeneous Reservoirs

C Luo, Y Wu, W He, Y Gao, J Liu - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
As the SAGD steam chamber and production performance in heavy oil reservoirs under
fluvial sedimentation environment are heavily impacted by reservoir heterogeneity, an …

Design and Application Evaluation of Revolutionary Inflow Control Devices Enhanced Bitumen Recovery and Thermal Efficiency in SAGD Process

G Liang, Q Xie, Y Liu, S Liu, J Zhou… - SPE Europec featured at …, 2022 - onepetro.org
Non-uniform steam chamber caused by reservoir heterogeneity, shale interlayer, local
mobile water, undulating well trajectories and improper operation, etc., severely restricts oil …

Flow Control Devices in Steam Assisted Thermal Applications: A Way to Optimize Both Steam Injection and Fluids Production

D Zhu, A Uzcategui - SPE Western Regional Meeting, 2021 - onepetro.org
Abstract Flow Control Device (FCD) completions in steam assisted thermal applications
have been implemented in several places: Canada, California, China, Oman and Colombia …

The Evolution of the Design, Evaluation, Implementation and Monitoring of Standalone Screens

F Gaviria, K Eto, D Zhu, M Mahmoudi… - SPE Thermal Integrity …, 2024 - onepetro.org
This paper aims to comprehensively introduce the historical, present, and future landscape
of standalone screens' design, and evaluation. The evolution of sand control screen design …

A Dual-Directional Flow Control Device for Cyclic Steam Stimulation CSS Applications

D Zhu - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition?, 2021 - onepetro.org
Cyclic steam stimulation (CSS) is one the most effective thermal recovery methods. It is
widely used as the primary thermal recovery method to recovery heavy oil fields in Middle …