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steam-assisted gravity drainage


A thermal production method for heavy oil that pairs a high-angle injection well with a nearby production well drilled along a parallel trajectory. The pair of high-angle wells is drilled with a verti [..]
Source: glossary.oilfield.slb.com

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steam-assisted gravity drainage


A process used to recover butimen that is too deep to mine.  A pair of horizontal wells is drilled from a central well pad.  In a plant nearby, steam generators heat water and transform it into steam. [..]
Source: millenniumexploration.com

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steam-assisted gravity drainage


a recovery technique for extraction of heavy oil or bitumen that involves drilling a pair of horizontal wells one above the other, one well is used for steam injection and the other for production
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steam-assisted gravity drainage


Pairs of horizontal wells (an upper well and a lower well) are drilled into an oil sands formation and steam is injected continuously into the upper well. As the steam heats the oil sands formation, t [..]
Source: deepwelloil.com

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steam-assisted gravity drainage


A method of extracting bitumen from oil sands. Steam is injected under ground, softening the bitumen and allowing it to flow to the surface.
Source: cardinalenergygroup.com

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steam-assisted gravity drainage


Oil sands extraction process using underground wells to inject steam into oils sands deposits and collect bitumen released by the heat; abbreviated SAGD
Source: cbi.com





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