Effective Steamflood Management Using Heat and Mass Balance Model

Terez, Ivan; Barnhardt, Carl

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“…The new tool is referred to as a "3D engineering tool," and it is used to quantitatively estimate minimum heat requirements directly from the 3D geocelluar models. [17][18] This process would integrate observation well temperature profiles, saturation profiles, tubing production, casing vent production, produced fluid temperature, produced fluid temperature, and injection data with the geologic framework in a 3D geostatistical model. Heat requirement calculations will be completely made within the 3D geocelluar model software (Fig.…”

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New Thermal Recovery Technology and Technology Transfer for Successful Heavy Oil Development

Greaser¹,

Ortiz²

2001

Proceedings of SPE International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium

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New Thermal Recovery Technology and Technology Transfer for Successful Heavy Oil Development

Greaser¹,

Ortiz²

2001

Proceedings of SPE International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium

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New Thermal Recovery Technology and Technology Transfer for Successful Heavy Oil Development

Greaser¹,

Ortiz²

2001

SPE International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium

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Continuous development and rapid deployment of new thermal technologies are critically important in the quest to make heavy oil projects cost competitive. Worldwide heavy oil deposits are abundant, but conventional development schemes may not be financially competitive. Currently, oil companies have a multitude of new investment opportunities, which further stresses required funds available for the continued development of new and existing heavy oil assets. How can heavy oil assets compete financially? New, cost effective technologies must be developed and deployed to improve the margins of heavy oil assets. An effective partnership must be maintained between the technology developers and the technology users to ensure a smooth transition from concept to field test to commercial application. The alignment of technology development to the real business needs is essential. This paper reviews a portfolio of new heavy oil technologies that Texaco is pursuing alone and in partnership with other companies. The processes used to assure business alignment, technology transfer, and deployment are also discussed. The heavy oil and thermal technology development portfolio includes novel steam generation, improved steam delivery (measurement and distribution), and aggressive heat management projects. These new surface and sub-surface heavy oil technologies will be discussed relative to the potential impact that they could have on several existing and new heavy oil fields. Heavy Oil Resources Heavy oil resources are abundant. In fact, heavy and extra heavy oil resources are estimated to be more than 2.5 trillion BO. The vast resources of the Orinoco and Canada extra heavy oil or bitumen regions are well documented1,2, and offer large targets for in-situ and surface development techniques. Potential recoverable heavy and extra-heavy is projected to be 856 MMBO with current technology.3 There is no shortage of heavy and extra heavy oil in the world today. The challenge is how to produce this resource profitably. An energy resource that will play a large role in our future. Thermal Recovery, The Current State-of-the-Art Thermal recovery continues to be an attractive means of maximizing the value and reserves from heavy oil assets. The successful application of thermal recovery techniques has maintained worldwide thermal production rates at 1.3 MMBOPD4–5, and Texaco's thermal operations represent a significant portion of the worldwide total. Texaco's vast steamflood operations centered in California and those of its affiliate PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia together produce approximately 450 MBOPD as shown in Fig. 1. Heavy oil assets, such as the Kern River field, demonstrate how important steamflood technology is to heavy oil recovery. Prior to the implementation of thermal operations, the Kern River field was producing approximately 10MBOPD. Following the fieldwide implementation of steamflooding, the Kern River field has produced in excess of 120MBOPD for the last two decades (Fig. 2). This is one of the true success stories for thermal recovery.

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Effective Steamflood Management Using Heat and Mass Balance Model

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New Thermal Recovery Technology and Technology Transfer for Successful Heavy Oil Development

New Thermal Recovery Technology and Technology Transfer for Successful Heavy Oil Development

New Thermal Recovery Technology and Technology Transfer for Successful Heavy Oil Development

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