CA2766838C - Amelioration du demarrage de procedes de recuperation de ressource - Google Patents
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Abstract
Un procédé et un système permettant daméliorer le démarrage dun procédé de récupération de ressource. Le système prévoit une paire de puits comprenant un puits de production à une première élévation et un puits dinjection à une élévation supérieure. La paire de puits est configurée pour forcer une communication fluidique initiale entre le puits de production et le puits dinjection à se produire à une zone sélectionnée le long dune complétion du puits de production et dune complétion du puits dinjection.
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| CA2766838A CA2766838C (fr) | 2012-02-06 | 2012-02-06 | Amelioration du demarrage de procedes de recuperation de ressource |
| US13/720,961 US20130199779A1 (en) | 2012-02-06 | 2012-12-19 | Enhancing the start-up of resource recovery processes |
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| CA2766838A CA2766838C (fr) | 2012-02-06 | 2012-02-06 | Amelioration du demarrage de procedes de recuperation de ressource |
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| CA2766838A1 CA2766838A1 (fr) | 2013-08-06 |
| CA2766838C true CA2766838C (fr) | 2017-04-18 |
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| CA2837475C (fr) | 2013-12-19 | 2020-03-24 | Imperial Oil Resources Limited | Amelioration de la recuperation a partir d'un reservoir d'hydrocarbures |
| US9638000B2 (en) | 2014-07-10 | 2017-05-02 | Inflow Systems Inc. | Method and apparatus for controlling the flow of fluids into wellbore tubulars |
| CA2915596C (fr) * | 2014-12-18 | 2023-04-25 | Chevron U.S.A. Inc. | Procede d'amelioration de petrole lourd in situ |
| US10012064B2 (en) | 2015-04-09 | 2018-07-03 | Highlands Natural Resources, Plc | Gas diverter for well and reservoir stimulation |
| US10344204B2 (en) | 2015-04-09 | 2019-07-09 | Diversion Technologies, LLC | Gas diverter for well and reservoir stimulation |
| CA2900711A1 (fr) | 2015-08-18 | 2017-02-18 | Statoil Canada Limited | Stimulation de puits assistee par solvant a pression modulee |
| US10982520B2 (en) | 2016-04-27 | 2021-04-20 | Highland Natural Resources, PLC | Gas diverter for well and reservoir stimulation |
| CA2972203C (fr) | 2017-06-29 | 2018-07-17 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Solvant de chasse destine aux procedes ameliores de recuperation |
| CA2974712C (fr) | 2017-07-27 | 2018-09-25 | Imperial Oil Resources Limited | Methodes ameliorees de recuperation d'hydrocarbures visqueux d'une formation souterraine comme etape qui suit des procedes de recuperation thermique |
| CA2978157C (fr) | 2017-08-31 | 2018-10-16 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Methodes de recuperation thermique servant a recuperer des hydrocarbures visqueux d'une formation souterraine |
| CA2983541C (fr) | 2017-10-24 | 2019-01-22 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Systemes et methodes de surveillance et controle dynamiques de niveau de liquide |
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| CA1130201A (fr) * | 1979-07-10 | 1982-08-24 | Esso Resources Canada Limited | Methode d'extraction continue d'hydrocarbures lourds par ecoulement en chute accompagne d'injection de fluides chauds |
| US6230814B1 (en) * | 1999-10-14 | 2001-05-15 | Alberta Oil Sands Technology And Research Authority | Process for enhancing hydrocarbon mobility using a steam additive |
| US8151881B2 (en) * | 2009-06-02 | 2012-04-10 | Baker Hughes Incorporated | Permeability flow balancing within integral screen joints |
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Effective date: 20150728 |