Bed boundary mapping proves useful in a heavy oil environment

Primary (cold) production of heavy oil from the Faja Petrolifera del Orinoco (Orinoco oil belt) delivers very low recovery factors. Steam-assisted thermal production methods are increasingly being used in the region to enhance recovery. To optimize the heating efficiency of steam injection and the g...

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Published in:World Oil 2010-04
Main Authors: Machado, Pedro, Guzman, Ruben, Rojas, Carlos, Ache, Alberto, Nidal Khalil Hazboun, Gonzalez, Karin
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Cartography
Drilling
Efficiency
Electric properties
Electromagnetic measurements
Electromagnetics
Feasibility studies
Gamma rays
Horizontal wells
Magnetic properties
Measurement
Oil recovery
Oil well drilling
Optimization
Petroleum production
Software
Technological change
Viscosity
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Summary:Primary (cold) production of heavy oil from the Faja Petrolifera del Orinoco (Orinoco oil belt) delivers very low recovery factors. Steam-assisted thermal production methods are increasingly being used in the region to enhance recovery. To optimize the heating efficiency of steam injection and the gravitational segregation of heavy oil, several of the steam-assisted techniques used in the region require precise positioning of horizontal wells close to the bottom of the reservoir sands.
ISSN:0043-8790