LAPSE:2020.0379
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LAPSE:2020.0379
An Improved Mathematical Model for Accurate Prediction of the Heavy Oil Production Rate during the SAGD Process
Aria Rahimbakhsh, Morteza Sabeti, Farshid Torabi
April 14, 2020
Steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) is one of the most successful thermal enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods for cold viscose oils. Several analytical and semi-analytical models have been theorized, yet the process needs more studies to be conducted to improve quick production rate predictions. Following the exponential geometry theory developed for finding the oil production rate, an upgraded predictive model is presented in this study. Unlike the exponential model, the current model divides the steam-oil interface into several segments, and then the heat and mass balances are applied to each of the segments. By manipulating the basic equations, the required formulas for estimating the oil drainage rate, location of interface, heat penetration depth of steam ahead of the interface, and the steam required for the operation are obtained theoretically. The output of the proposed theory, afterwards, is validated with experimental data, and then finalized with data from the real SAGD process in phase B of the underground test facility (UTF) project. According to the results, the model with a suitable heat penetration depth correlation can produce fairly accurate outputs, so the idea of using this model in field operations is convincing.
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EOR, heat penetration depth, reservoir modeling, SAGD, semi-analytical method
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Rahimbakhsh A, Sabeti M, Torabi F. An Improved Mathematical Model for Accurate Prediction of the Heavy Oil Production Rate during the SAGD Process. (2020). LAPSE:2020.0379
Author Affiliations
Rahimbakhsh A: Petroleum Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
Sabeti M: Petroleum Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
Torabi F: Petroleum Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
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Processes
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8
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2
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E235
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2020
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2020-02-19
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2227-9717
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