The negative impact of reservoir heterogeneity such as shale barriers on oil production and
recovery is well-known in the oil industry. Shales usually have very low permeability which …

Shale barriers are common in all types of oil and gas reservoirs. Previous works on
characterizing the impact of random shales are limited. Although for a gravity-based …

Shale barrier distributes widely in heavy oil reservoirs. However, the influence mechanism of
shale barrier on heavy oil recovery is still unclear. For this reason, the influence mechanism …

In typical field-scale steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) projects, shale barriers would
often act as flow barriers that may adversely impact the ensuing steam chamber …

Abstract Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) recovery is strongly impacted by
distributions of heterogeneous shale barriers, which impede the vertical growth and lateral …

Steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) is an efficient technology that has been used to
develop oil sand resources, and it has been successfully and maturely applied in Canada …

Shale heterogeneities often impede the development of steam chamber in many steam-
assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) projects. Unfortunately, static data alone is generally …

Abstract The Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) technology is acknowledged in the
development of heavy oils worldwide because of its high efficiency. This study is based on …

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 …

Steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) is an efficient thermal recovery technique for oil
sands and extra heavy oil exploitation. The development of steam chamber goes through …