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DEEP STEAM Project. Quarterly report, July 1-Septermber 30, 1979

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5698530
Objective of Project DEEP STEAM is to develop the technology required to economically produce heavy oil from deep reservoirs. Accomplishments attained during this reporting period include: completion of construction and initiation of testing in the thermal well completions test tower at Tacoma, WA; finalizing a testing agreement for field evaluation of a high pressure combustion downhole steam generator; successful laboratory testing of a combustion wave ignition system for low pressure combustion downhole steam generator; completion of atmospheric combustion test of diesel-fueled high pressure combustor; and initiation of a program for minimum stress packers.
Research Organization:
Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-04-0789
OSTI ID:
5698530
Report Number(s):
SAND-79-2390
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English