SAGD Performance with Multiphase Flows: A Mathematical Study

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dc.contributor.advisorChen, Zhangxing (John)
dc.contributor.advisorHejazi, Hossein
dc.contributor.authorLi, Qingmao
dc.contributor.committeememberFarouq Ali, S. M.
dc.contributor.committeememberSarma, Hemanta
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-07T15:42:48Z
dc.date.available2016-07-07T15:42:48Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractSteam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) is one of the most widely used in-situ thermal recovery methods for bitumen production in Alberta, Canada. In the present work, we investigate the effect of water mobility inside a reservoir on SAGD performance. In particular, the components of heat transfers (i.e. conduction and convection) ahead of a steam chamber are analyzed and formulated by considering steam condensate flow. We develop an unsteady state semi-analytical 2D SAGD model which couples convective and conductive heat transfer mechanisms with multiphase flows. The developed model is capable of predicting steam chamber expansion, oil and water production rates, and also distributions of temperature, fluid saturation and fluid mobility ahead of steam chamber. The result examination illustrates that the convection mechanism enhances heat transfer only in the vicinity of steam chamber edge while maximum oil mobility oil happens a few meters beyond the steam interface.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLi, Q. (2016). SAGD Performance with Multiphase Flows: A Mathematical Study (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27704en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27704
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3109
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEngineering--Petroleum
dc.subject.classificationSAGDen_US
dc.titleSAGD Performance with Multiphase Flows: A Mathematical Study
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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