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Neural Network Meta-Modeling of Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage Oil Recovery Processes [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, 2010 Production of highly viscous tar sand bitumen using Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) with a pair of horizontal wells has advantages over conventional steam flooding. This paper explores the use of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) as an alternative
Najeh Alali +2 more
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The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.Key improvements obtained by incorporating nanoparticles into a lab‐scale SAGD process configuration. The bar plots show enhanced oil recovery, reduced viscosity, and increased asphaltene adsorption in nanoparticle‐assisted scenarios compared with conventional SAGD.
Luis Prada +6 more
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Improved modeling of the steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) process [PDF]
, 2013 textThe Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) Process involves the injection of steam through a horizontal well and the production of heavy oil through a lower horizontal well.
Azom, Prince Nnamdi
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Effects of Lean Zones on SAGD Performance
, 2015 In Canada, both Nexen’s Long Lake and Suncor’s Firebag steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) Projects reported existence of intersecting lean zones that behave as thief zones.
Xu, Jinze
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Air-SAGD technology for super-heavy oil reservoirs
Petroleum Exploration and Development, 2019 The air oxidation of super-heavy oil at low temperature was studied in laboratory and its influences on oil viscosity, component and steam sweep efficiency before and after air-injection were analyzed.
Yongrong GAO +3 more
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Triblock Polymer Engineering Enables Hydration‐Rich, High‐Performance, Fouling‐Resistant Interfaces
Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 36, 4 May 2026.A molecularly engineered triblock polymer (PHZ) rapidly reorganizes into a hydration‐rich interfacial layer on diverse surfaces, strongly suppressing hydrophobic attraction and fouling. The triblock polymer provides robust energy and steric barriers to oily foulants, enabling high‐performance antifouling at ultralow dosage.
Chenyu Qiao +6 more
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How to Plan a SAGD Project, If You Must…
, 2018 Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) is widely used in Alberta for recovering bitumen from oil (tar) sands. A variation of the same has had some success in heavy oils as well.
Bita Byestehparvin, S. M. Farouq Ali
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Evaluation of Propane-Butane Mixtures as Solvent in ES-SAGD
, 2022 SAGD (Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage) is a thermal recovery process for production of nearly immobile bitumen from the deeper oil-sand formation. In this method, two parallel horizontal wells are drilled near the reservoir bottom, one about 5 m higher ...
Ul Abidin, Zain
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EnergiesThe massive heavy oil reserves in the Athabasca region of northern Alberta depend on steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) for their economic exploitation.
Fernando Rengifo Barbosa +2 more
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Energy Integration of Steam-assisted Gravity Drainage Facilities with Carbon Capture
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2019 The in-situ extraction of bitumen is one of the most energy-intensive processes and a large natural gas consumer in the Canadian oil sands industry, contributing significantly to Canada’s anthropogenic GHG emissions.
Omid Ashrafi +2 more
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