Research Article

Experimental and Mechanism Study of Superheated SAGD vs. Conventional SAGD Technique: A Cost-Effective Scheme for Superheated SAGD

Figure 4

Temperature distribution in different periods (220°C).
(a) Temperature distribution at the initial stage (220°C)
(b) Temperature distribution at the maximum oil production rate (220°C)
(c) Temperature distribution when the SOR is 10 (220°C)