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Field demonstration of the conventional steam drive process with ancillary materials. Quarterly report, July-September 1980

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6303428
Purpose of this field test is to demonstrate an improved oil recovery process through the use of ancillary materials to steam drive injectors. The ancillary materials are used to reduce injection in steam channels and thus force the injected steam to enter alternate flow paths. Evaluation of the injection well production curves shows that currently there is over 125 incremental barrels of oil per day being produced by the four patterns receiving ancillary materials and that the incremental oil rate has been steadily increasing since the initial treatment in January, 1980. Preliminary work began on the evaluation of the producing temperatures, steam injection profiles, chemical tracer surveys, casing vent gas emissions and residual oil saturations in the six observation wells drilled.
Research Organization:
Petro-Lewis Corp., Denver, CO (USA); Chemical Oil Recovery Co., Bakersfield, CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
FC03-79SF10762
OSTI ID:
6303428
Report Number(s):
DOE/SF/10762-T2; ON: DE81026849
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English