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Spring 2016
Different models have been proposed to describe two- and three-phase flow at the edge of a steam chamber developed during a SAGD process. However, two-dimensional scaled SAGD experiments and recent micro model visualizations demonstrate that steam-condensate is primarily in the form of...
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Effects of Microemulsion and Shut-in Time on Well Performance: A comparative Field, Laboratory and Simulation Study
DownloadFall 2020
Montney Formation is well-known as a world-class unconventional resource, covering approximately 130,000 km2 located on the border between the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. In last decade, horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing technologies have been the key to unlock the...
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Flowback Data Analysis for Evaluating Multi-fractured Horizontal Wells Completed in Unconventional Reservoirs
DownloadSpring 2019
This work aims at characterizing fracture network and evaluating multi-fractured horizontal wells completed in unconventional reservoirs through flowback data analysis. A primary focus of this work is to estimate effective fracture pore-volume using flowback rate and pressure data. This work also...
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Spring 2019
Combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing has led to improved oil recovery from unconventional resources over the past decade. In spite of the huge amount of oil in-place, the primary oil recovery factor is very low (3-10 % of initial oil in-place) in unconventional resources....