Steam stimulation heavy oil recovery at Cold Lake, Alberta
Conference
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· SPE Repr. Ser.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6382604
This work describes the application of steam stimulation techniques for economic recovery of extremely viscous, low temperature, sour bitumen at Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada. Production rates have been found to be related to reservoir parameters controlled by the lower Cretaceous depositional environmemt (sand continuity, grain size, fines content, and fluid distribution) and to the volumes of steam injected. With multiple cycles, recovery is expected to be 20%, but is dependent on completion practices, well spacing and pattern orientation, with regulatory approval, ESSO resources Canada Ltd. plans to develop a 25,000 cu m/d (160,000 bpd) raw bitumen production operation.
- OSTI ID:
- 6382604
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-790460-
- Journal Information:
- SPE Repr. Ser.; (United States), Journal Name: SPE Repr. Ser.; (United States) Vol. SPE-7994; ISSN SPESD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040401* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- In Situ Methods
True & Modified
ALBERTA
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CANADA
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CRETACEOUS PERIOD
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENHANCED RECOVERY
FLUID INJECTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC AGES
MATERIALS
MESOZOIC ERA
NORTH AMERICA
OIL SANDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE SIZE
PRODUCTION
RECOVERY
SIZE
STEAM INJECTION
STIMULATION
TAR
THERMAL RECOVERY
VISCOSITY
WELL COMPLETION
WELL SPACING
WELL STIMULATION
040401* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- In Situ Methods
True & Modified
ALBERTA
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CANADA
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CRETACEOUS PERIOD
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENHANCED RECOVERY
FLUID INJECTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC AGES
MATERIALS
MESOZOIC ERA
NORTH AMERICA
OIL SANDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE SIZE
PRODUCTION
RECOVERY
SIZE
STEAM INJECTION
STIMULATION
TAR
THERMAL RECOVERY
VISCOSITY
WELL COMPLETION
WELL SPACING
WELL STIMULATION