Discussion of Steam Loss Prediction Methods in the development of oil sand with SAGD technique

摘要：

SAGD technique is one of prospect method in situ to exploit oil sand in Alberta Canada that is the most important oil sand production area. This paper introduced the SAGO theory, production characterization in different stages and well pattern. The author analyzed the causes of steam loss in SAGD exploitation. Studied the principle of steam loss prediction and raise the classification standard of steam loss. Mud losses during the drilling of the horizontal sections of the wells, the mini troll pump test and soaking test with diesel in the horizontal section were tested in Athabasca L oil sand ore, analyzed the difference of the steam loss results between the above three predictions methods and actual production after regular operation. The method of mud losses during the drilling of the horizontal sections of the wells shows best match results between prediction and actual steam loss, whose cost of logging data is the lowest in these three methods. Finally, the paper discussed the possible reasons for the errors of the three methods.

关键词： Alberta Athabasca Oil Sand SAGD Steam law Prediction Methods

作者: Li Zhiming Zhao Pengfei Wang Yong Wu Jing

作者单位: School of Energy Resources , China University of Geosciences, Belling, P.R.China CNOOC Research Cent CNOOC Research Center, BeiJing, P.R.China

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2010 International Conference on Digital Manufacturing and Automation(2010 数字制造与自动化国际会议 ICDMA 2010)

会议地点: 长沙

会议语种:英文

页码: 564-567

在线出版日期: 2010-12-18（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）