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 …

Impact of Inflow and Outflow Rate Control to Minimize Freshwater Usage: Historical Canadian Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage Operations versus Numerical …

H Izadi, JY Leung, M Soroush, M Roostaei… - Energy & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
This work delves into the effects of utilizing flow control devices (FCDs) to manage inflow
and outflow rates on the performance of steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) wells. The …

Data-driven analysis of using flow control devices and extended reach wells on SAGD well performance

H Izadi, JY Leung, M Roostaei, M Mahmoudi… - Geoenergy Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The industry's current trend to reduce Capital Expenditures (CapEx) and to minimize the
environmental impacts has led to drilling long lateral wells and developing key innovative …

New Design Method of a Supersonic Steam Injection Nozzle and Its Numerical Simulation Verification

Q Wang, Z Pang, C Tian, J Chen - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

Flow Control Device and Liner Floatation: Key Technology Driver in Extreme Extended Reach Shallow Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage Wells

H Izadi, M Roostaei, M Mahmoudi… - SPE Thermal Integrity …, 2023 - onepetro.org
Pursuing more cost-effective well construction and reduced surface footprint has prompted
Western Canadian operators to explore extreme extended reach drilling (ERD) wells …

Development of a Generalized Experimental Methodology for Investigating the Role of Steam Quality on Steamflooding Performance

X Sun, C Wei, Q Zhang, J Cai, X Wang, Y Wang… - SPE Journal, 2023 - onepetro.org
For steamflooding processes, steam quality plays a crucial role because it affects enhanced
oil recovery mechanisms and production performance. Many numerical simulations have …

A Passive Flow Control Nozzle for Water Choking Application

D Zhu, M Soroush, G Rosi, R Scott - SPE Annual Technical Conference …, 2022 - onepetro.org
Reducing water production is the primary problem in the oil and gas industry. There are a
few flow control technologies with moving parts available on the market to choke back water …

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 …

Numerical Simulation of Superheated Steam Flow and Heat Transfer in a Balanced Steam Injection Flow Control Device

Q Du, M Li, C Liu, S Dong - Geofluids, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dual‐string steam injection pipe is widely used in the production of superheated steam
injection in heavy oil horizontal wells. Due to the nonuniform steam injection volume at the …

Huff-n-Puff Process for Enhancement Heavy Oil Recovery for the Tertiary Reservoir in the Qaiyarah Oil Field Northern Iraq

SM Hamd-Allah - The Iraqi Geological Journal, 2024 - igj-iraq.org
Cyclic steam injection prolific effect on the thermal recovery of heavy oil reservoirs. This
strategy was first performed in the 1950's. Later, it was applied worldwide successfully for …