Solvent and SAGD -- High voltage edition

Heat solvent on the way down

SAGD electric well schematicYou've heard of SAGD.
You know about injecting solvent.
You've heard of electric heating.
But what about injecting electrically heated solvent into a SAGD pattern?

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One operator decided to inject condensate into a well, heat it electrically in the wellbore and inject it into the reservoir. Then he produces back the well.

His results are confidential until 2019. But you can check out his design details and hopes for recovery from his application to the regulator.

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S in SAGD stands for steam

The S in SAGD stands for steam. But many non-steam pilot heating systems are springing up in the SAGD realm. How many do you know?

Radio frequency heating Preheating near-wellbore

Some heating systems are for preheating the near-wellbore formation.

heat front Trim heating

Some are for trim heating steam/hot water. Some are developed to reduce the steam load on boilers.

heat front Pre-heating solvent

Some systems heat condensate or solvent before injection.


conductor design Production fluid heating

Some are for heating the reservoir fluids on the way up the wellbore.

heat front Directly heating the reservoir

Some to increase heat directly into the reservoir.


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Tags: Thermal, Heavy Oil

Granger Low  3 Jul 2017



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