Research Article

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

Table 1

Similarity parameters of the field and experiment.

Parameter nameField scaleLaboratory scale

Well patternDouble horizontal wellDouble horizontal well
Shaft radius (m, cm)0.10.3
Injection production horizontal well spacing (m, cm)54
Horizontal well length (m, cm)8504
Distance from the production well to reservoir bottom (m, cm)1.51.5
Oil layer thickness (m, cm)2130
Porosity (%)3232
Initial oil saturation (%)8080
Absolute permeability (10-3μm2)3000210000
Crude oil viscosity at 15°C (mPa·s)25000002500000
Injection steam temperature (°C)220220/260/300
Steam quality0.70.7
Steam injection rate (t/d, mL/min)30046