SAGD

Water can be converted into steam at the bottom of an oil well for long–range delivery. Anatoly Zamri, General Director of the Intersectoral Expert and Analytical Center at the Union of Oil and Gas Industrialists of Russia, proposed a way to increase the efficiency of thermal methods in the extraction …

Specialists of SamaraNIPIneft LLC (part of the Rosneft Corporate Research and Development Complex) have developed a technology for the development of deposits of high-viscosity oil, which consists of additional drilling of an injection well with thermal effects on the formation. This solution allows to achieve a 30% increase in the …

Integrated engineering and geoscience workflows produce clear view of difficult reservoirs CGG announced today that Jason, a CGG company specializing in seismic reservoir characterization software and services, has launched version 8.4 of its reservoir characterization software suite. The powerful new release optimizes field development, reservoir management and well planning by …

Schlumberger announced today the release of its third-generation REDA* HotlineSA3* high-temperature electric submersible pump (ESP) system for steam-assisted recovery operations and geothermal applications. This latest release enables operators to further improve economics through increased recovery factors and early production while reducing downtime and intervention costs. “The REDA HotlineSA3 system can …

Electrical submersible pumping (ESP) systems designed to operate up to 250°C maximize production from SAGD wells. HOUSTON, TX – August 31, 2010 – Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) has installed the world’s first ultra-temperature electrical submersible pumping (ESP) systems in steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) wells in the Canadian oil sands. …