The demise of THAI - a few last words

What do you know about Toe to Heel Air Injection (THAI)? What went right? What went wrong?

Without AppIntel, how would you find novel thermal schemes -- you would need to look at every application.

AppIntel helps you find this application by typing into the KiP box THAI .

Although one operator proposed and celebrated pilots, THAI was never fully implemented. Why was the pilot ended before it really started? What was the role of CSS in THAI? How much oil did a pilot recover? All these can be answered by a review of the application that rescinded the pilot.

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Why reinvent the wheel?

Other operators have already pioneered a ten different ways to heat bitumen. If you learn from their field tests, you can be a quick copy of their success. And you can avoid their mistakes.

Reading the applications of others can tell you how they designed their heating strategy. Even better, it tells you exactly which UWI they are using to introduce heat into the formation.

SAGD, CSS, Electro-heating, Radio Frequency -- so many ways to heat bitumen. Compare their recovery predictions with actual performance. That saves you from re-inventing the wheel.

Keep abreast of thermal paradigm changes

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: Gas Injection, Thermal, Heavy Oil

Granger Low  13 Nov 2017

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