CA2029203C - Procede d'injection de vapeur et de mousse visant a ameliorer la quantite de fractions petrolieres visqueuses recuperee dans des puits horizontaux - Google Patents

Procede d'injection de vapeur et de mousse visant a ameliorer la quantite de fractions petrolieres visqueuses recuperee dans des puits horizontaux

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Publication number: CA2029203C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: vertical; well; horizontal well; wells; horizontal
Prior art date: 1990-11-02
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

Application number

CA002029203A

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English (en)

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CA2029203A1 (fr

Inventor

Roland P. Leaute

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Imperial Oil Resources Ltd

Original Assignee

Esso Resources Canada Ltd

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1990-11-02

Filing date

1990-11-02

Publication date

1994-04-19

1990-11-02 Application filed by Esso Resources Canada Ltd filed Critical Esso Resources Canada Ltd

1990-11-02 Priority to CA002029203A priority Critical patent/CA2029203C/fr

1992-05-03 Publication of CA2029203A1 publication Critical patent/CA2029203A1/fr

1994-04-19 Application granted granted Critical

1994-04-19 Publication of CA2029203C publication Critical patent/CA2029203C/fr

2010-11-02 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
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- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
- E21B43/24—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons using heat, e.g. steam injection
- E21B43/2406—Steam assisted gravity drainage [SAGD]
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/30—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells
- E21B43/305—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells comprising at least one inclined or horizontal well
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- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
- E21B47/10—Locating fluid leaks, intrusions or movements
- E21B47/11—Locating fluid leaks, intrusions or movements using tracers; using radioactivity

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CA002029203A 1990-11-02 1990-11-02 Procede d'injection de vapeur et de mousse visant a ameliorer la quantite de fractions petrolieres visqueuses recuperee dans des puits horizontaux Expired - Lifetime CA2029203C (fr)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
CA002029203A CA2029203C (fr)	1990-11-02	1990-11-02	Procede d'injection de vapeur et de mousse visant a ameliorer la quantite de fractions petrolieres visqueuses recuperee dans des puits horizontaux

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
CA002029203A CA2029203C (fr)	1990-11-02	1990-11-02	Procede d'injection de vapeur et de mousse visant a ameliorer la quantite de fractions petrolieres visqueuses recuperee dans des puits horizontaux

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA2029203A1 CA2029203A1 (fr)	1992-05-03
CA2029203C true CA2029203C (fr)	1994-04-19

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1990-11-02	EEER	Examination request
2010-11-02	MKEX	Expiry

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