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Vol. 59 No. 1

January 2007

EOR/IOR

Predicting Flow Distribution for SAGD Producing Wells By Use of Permanently Installed Fiber Optics

During the startup and early operation of horizontal steam-assisted gravity-drainage (SAGD) wells, it is important to understand the flow distribution of bitumen and water along the horizontal reservoir interval so steam distribution can be adjusted to optimize the startup and early operation of the SAGD pair. The injector/producer interval between SAGD wells was modeled with a thermal reservoir model. The results highlight the need for distributed temperature measurements in SAGD wells to understand the temperature response over time.

View a Synopsis of SPE 102159.

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 102159, "Predicting the Flow Distribution on Total E&P Canada's Joslyn Project Horizontal SAGD Producing Wells Using Permanently Installed Fiber-Optic Monitoring," by P. Krawchuk, SPE, and M.A. Beshry, Total E&P Canada, and G.A. Brown, SPE, and B. Brough, SPE, Schlumberger, prepared for the 2006 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 24-27 September. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

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