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Title: Heavy Oil Program. Quarterly progress report No. 1, April 1-June 30, 1980

Abstract

Research and development efforts in support of the DOE Heavy Oil RD and D Program in reservoir access were initiated. Preliminary activities in the survey of sand control, drilling, and fracturing techniques in heavy oil formations are described. The continued development of a high temperature packer for use in steam injection applications is presented. A new application of controlled source audio magnetotelluric survey to developing thermal fronts from in situ combustion and steam drive is described.

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Research Org.:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
7087440
Report Number(s):
SAND-80-2215
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; 04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS; OIL WELLS; IN-SITU COMBUSTION; STEAM INJECTION; API GRAVITY; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FRACTURING; JET DRILLS; MAGNETIC SURVEYS; PACKINGS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; VISCOSITY; WATER; WELL COMPLETION; WELL DRILLING; WELL STIMULATION; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMBUSTION; COMMINUTION; DENSITY; DRILLING; DRILLING EQUIPMENT; DRILLS; EQUIPMENT; FLUID INJECTION; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; IN-SITU PROCESSING; MINERAL RESOURCES; OXIDATION; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PROCESSING; RECOVERY; RESOURCES; STIMULATION; SURVEYS; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; WELLS; 020300* - Petroleum- Drilling & Production; 040401 - Oil Shales & Tar Sands- In Situ Methods, True & Modified

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Wayland, J. R., Bartel, L. C., Johnson, D. R., and Fox, R. L. Heavy Oil Program. Quarterly progress report No. 1, April 1-June 30, 1980. United States: N. p., 1980. Web. doi:10.2172/7087440.
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Wayland, J. R., Bartel, L. C., Johnson, D. R., & Fox, R. L. Heavy Oil Program. Quarterly progress report No. 1, April 1-June 30, 1980. United States. doi:10.2172/7087440.
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Wayland, J. R., Bartel, L. C., Johnson, D. R., and Fox, R. L. Mon . "Heavy Oil Program. Quarterly progress report No. 1, April 1-June 30, 1980". United States. doi:10.2172/7087440. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7087440.
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title = {Heavy Oil Program. Quarterly progress report No. 1, April 1-June 30, 1980},
author = {Wayland, J. R. and Bartel, L. C. and Johnson, D. R. and Fox, R. L.},
abstractNote = {Research and development efforts in support of the DOE Heavy Oil RD and D Program in reservoir access were initiated. Preliminary activities in the survey of sand control, drilling, and fracturing techniques in heavy oil formations are described. The continued development of a high temperature packer for use in steam injection applications is presented. A new application of controlled source audio magnetotelluric survey to developing thermal fronts from in situ combustion and steam drive is described.},
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year = {Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
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