Attic oil recovery by steam displacement

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1972 · Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5003712

McBean, W N

The Metson Pool of the Midway-Sunset field in California, is a steeply dipping, viscous oil reservoir. Steam-type thermal recovery operations have been in progress in the pool for 7 yr. Cyclic steam stimulation efforts have been designed to take advantage of both natural and induced productive mechansims. These cyclic operations have proven effective in all but the extreme updip sections of the formation. An attic steam injection program was initiated as a pilot project in Oct. 1970, and has since been expanded to include 6 steam injection wells across the updip edge of the formation. The short-term objective of this program is to economically displace and recover oil at the top of the structure by conventional steam floor mechanisms. The long-term objective is to accelerate recoveries from downdip cyclic operations by repressuring and stimulated gas-drive mechanisms. A special operating technique has been introduced to this program that allows better control of the development of the steam zone and better use of the beneficial effects associated with steam channeling.

• Research Organization: Tenneco Oil Co.
• OSTI ID: 5003712
• Report Number(s): CONF-721167-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) Journal Volume: SPE-4170
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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