CA2029203A1 - Steam process with foam for recovering viscous oils through horizontal wells - Google Patents

Steam process with foam for recovering viscous oils through horizontal wells

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CA2029203A1
CA2029203A1 CA2029203A CA2029203A CA2029203A1 CA 2029203 A1 CA2029203 A1 CA 2029203A1 CA 2029203 A CA2029203 A CA 2029203A CA 2029203 A CA2029203 A CA 2029203A CA 2029203 A1 CA2029203 A1 CA 2029203A1
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foam
horizontal wells
steam process
viscous oils
horizontal well
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CA2029203C (en
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Roland P. Leaute
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Imperial Oil Resources Ltd
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Esso Resources Canada Ltd
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
    • E21B43/24—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons using heat, e.g. steam injection
    • E21B43/2406—Steam assisted gravity drainage [SAGD]
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/30—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells
    • E21B43/305—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells comprising at least one inclined or horizontal well
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/10—Locating fluid leaks, intrusions or movements
    • E21B47/11—Locating fluid leaks, intrusions or movements using tracers; using radioactivity

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  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Geophysics (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The effectiveness of vertical and horizontal wells in combination for recovery of viscous oil is increased by injecting a mobility control agent into the horizontal well after breakthrough of a thermal fluid from a vertical well down to the horizontal well. The area for gravity drainage of oil into the horizontal well is increased, resulting in greater recovery of oil from the horizontal well.
CA002029203A 1990-11-02 1990-11-02 Steam process with foam for recovering viscous oils through horizontal wells Expired - Lifetime CA2029203C (en)

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CA2029203C CA2029203C (en) 1994-04-19

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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2006099828A1 (en) * 2005-03-22 2006-09-28 Stadtwerke Steinfurt Gmbh Method for operating a horizontal filter well and also well arrangement
FR2918102A1 (en) * 2007-06-29 2009-01-02 Inst Francais Du Petrole METHOD FOR RECOVERING OIL OR BITUMEN BY INJECTING A RECOVERY FLUID AND A DIVERSION AGENT
CN102933792A (en) * 2010-03-30 2013-02-13 亚康科技股份有限公司 Improved in-situ combustion recovery process using single horizontal well to produce oil and combustion gases to surface
CN104879108A (en) * 2015-05-20 2015-09-02 太原理工大学 Heat-injection enhanced extracting and mining method of coal bed gas U-type well

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2006099828A1 (en) * 2005-03-22 2006-09-28 Stadtwerke Steinfurt Gmbh Method for operating a horizontal filter well and also well arrangement
FR2918102A1 (en) * 2007-06-29 2009-01-02 Inst Francais Du Petrole METHOD FOR RECOVERING OIL OR BITUMEN BY INJECTING A RECOVERY FLUID AND A DIVERSION AGENT
WO2009016280A3 (en) * 2007-06-29 2009-05-14 Inst Francais Du Petrole Method of recovering oil or bitumen by injection of a recovery fluid and of a diverting agent
CN102933792A (en) * 2010-03-30 2013-02-13 亚康科技股份有限公司 Improved in-situ combustion recovery process using single horizontal well to produce oil and combustion gases to surface
CN104879108A (en) * 2015-05-20 2015-09-02 太原理工大学 Heat-injection enhanced extracting and mining method of coal bed gas U-type well

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