NCG or Infills : Why choose?
Most SAGD operators are playing with non-condensable gas injection. And many are drilling infills. But the two technologies can work well together.
Without AppIntel, how would you find the ideas in other SAGD operator's minds? How would you find their justifications of technology paradigm shifts? AppIntel can help you find their plans and the reasons behind them by data mining their application documents.
One operator has given a name to his strategy of NCG and infill producers. As he asks the AER for permission to apply his process, he explains the interaction between infills and NCG.
Specifically, he shows the usefulness of NCG and how it helps to determine when infills are required.
You can see it all in his application documents. Help yourself from our self serve portal.
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Look back at the field trials of others
It makes sense to see what others have done in the field. For example, one "look back" helped us find 7 things you need to know about SAGD Infill wells. A field "look back" needs to consider the operator's intentions and their actual results.
SAGD operators have been experimenting with NCG and infills for several years. Early attempts deciding that they were appropriate at certain times in a project's life cycle.
Some operators are using 4-D seismic to determine the best place for intills.
Operators make full disclosure in their application documents
Operators have even discussed in application documents their reasoning on the optimum infill spacing.
Some believe in special oil sands solvent hacks that improve productivity and reduce costs.
Application documents are a rich source of technical reasoning about non-condensible gas injection. Several months ago we reviewed 8 Classic SAGD gas injection applications.
Keep up with thermal technology
Thermal technology changes quickly. Thermal operators are always trying something new to cut the cost of steam generation. Many of their attempts reduce steam requirement and improve recovery.
Some are generating steam with produced water.
Others are injecting propane into their SAGD pads.
Still others are convinced that injecting surfactant is the best bet.
Some are even suspending their operations hoping they can start them up again later.
The only way to stay abreast of rapid technological change is to read the AER applications of other operators. Technical papers don't expose new technology quickly enough. Technical forums don't reveal enough detail.
Now you can get an email each time a thermal application is submitted. Hit alerts by AppIntel.
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