SAGD NCG with CSS Infills

Can noncondensable gas injection recover bitumen outside a SAGD steam chamber?

He believes that this will increase recovery of bitumen outside steam chambers. He describes his patented process complete in detail and reveals projected recovery factors. As a bonus, he believes his reduction in steam requirements will reduce greenhouse gases significantly.

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SAGD and CSS meet

This operator believes that there's room for both SAGD and CSS in his reservoir. Reservoir engineers that are trained in only one or the other of these technologies may be missing an important component of recovery.

Infill wells between SAGD patterns are common. Running run some steam into those infills on an intermittent basis is an interesting twist on infills.

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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.

Operators are generating steam with produced water, injecting methane, injecting propane, injecting surfactant and trying many other ways to improve the viability of their SAGD operations. 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.

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Tags: Thermal, Heavy Oil

Granger Low   17 Nov 2016

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