Simulation Study of Steam-Solvent Phase Behaviour in Solvent Aided SAGD Process and Its Effect on Oil Recovery

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dc.contributor.advisorDong, Mingzhe
dc.contributor.authorJi, Dongqi
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-30T18:09:42Z
dc.date.available2014-03-15T07:00:20Z
dc.date.issued2014-01-30
dc.date.submitted2014en
dc.description.abstractIn solvent aided Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD), steam-solvent injection, which is a different process from that of a pure-steam process, significantly affects the steam-solvent phase behavior near the vapor-liquid interface. In this thesis, the phase behavior of the steam-solvent-bitumen system is studied in detail through simulation. It is discovered that solvent is dissolved in oil by gas-oil equilibrium near the vapor-liquid interface, rather than the mixing of bitumen and solvent condensate. The dissolved solvent is convectively delivered to the oil sand through the gravity drainage process, rather than the process of diffusion or dispersion. The effects of the solvent injection concentration and injection pressure on steam-solvent-bitumen behavior are analyzed. In addition, this study proposes a steam-solvent injection strategy to improve solvent aided SAGD performance through analysis of solvent concentration, pressure, solvent-type and solvent injection start time.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJi, D. (2014). Simulation Study of Steam-Solvent Phase Behaviour in Solvent Aided SAGD Process and Its Effect on Oil Recovery (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27788en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27788
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/1348
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.subject.classificationSolventen_US
dc.subject.classificationPhase Behaviouren_US
dc.subject.classificationMass transferen_US
dc.titleSimulation Study of Steam-Solvent Phase Behaviour in Solvent Aided SAGD Process and Its Effect on Oil Recovery
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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