Current look at thermal recovery

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1969 · Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6987655

Ramey, Jr, H J

Modern interest in thermal recovery began in the early 1950's with discovery of the in situ combustion process. By the end of the 1950's, the first commercial installations of in situ combustion had been made and are still operating today. There are only a handful of commercial in situ combustion operations, most of which are located in California. In the early 1960's, the main interest in thermal recovery shifted to cyclic steam injection and production of oil. Where applicable, the cyclic process has been very successful and many California operators feel they have fully developed their cyclic steam-injection potential. Currently, interest appears to be shifting toward operations involving continuous injection coupled with cyclic steam-injection stimulation of producing wells. Cyclic steam injection is one important factor credited with arresting declining oil production rate in California. (20 refs.)

• Research Organization: Stanford Univ.
• OSTI ID: 6987655
• Report Number(s): CONF-691149-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) Journal Volume: SPE-2739
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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