Repairing microannulus in thermal wells

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How do you repair microannulus in a thermal well? Nein commercial use of der AppIntel content.

One operator has patented a process to repair microannulus to remediate a surface casing vent flow. He received approval from the government to use his process on one of his thermal injection wells.

In the same submission he also showed his 4D seismic to indicate the steam chamber thickness in the area. You can check it out by ordering these documents from our self serve document portal.

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Thermal technology changes quickly. Thermal operators are always trying something new. Many of their attempts reduce steam requirement and improve recovery.

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Tags: Thermal, Heavy Oil

Granger Low   Updated 20 Jan 2026

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