Performance and simulation of a cold lake tar sand steam injection pilot

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5793013

Duerksen, J H; Wasserman, M L; Cruickshank, G W

The injection of steam to recover extremely viscous, heavy oil from the Cold Lake deposits of Alberta, has been field tested by several companies. Encouraged by the early results of the single-well pilot, Chevron Canada Resources Ltd. initiated a 7-well steam injection pilot in 1976. The general objective of the pilot was to evaluate the producing potential of the B channel sand and other sands of the Grand Rapids Formation. To mathematically simulate the cyclic steam response of the Cold Lake heavy oil sands, a fractured tar sand simulator was developed at Chevron Oil Field Research Co. This simulator was used to evaluate the effect of steam slug size on cyclic response from a single well and the effect of converting to steam drive on pilot response. This study reports on performance of the pilot and the results of the simulation study. 14 references.

• OSTI ID: 5793013
• Report Number(s): CONF-830312-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) Journal Volume: SPE-11700
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040401* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- In Situ Methods
True & Modified
ALBERTA
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CANADA
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COLD LAKE DEPOSIT
ENERGY SOURCES
ENHANCED RECOVERY
FLUID INJECTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
INJECTION WELLS
MATERIALS
NORTH AMERICA
OIL SAND DEPOSITS
OIL SANDS
PETROLEUM
PILOT PLANTS
RECOVERY
STEAM INJECTION
VISCOSITY
WELLS