Research Article

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

Table 5

Thermophysical parameters of the rock and fluid in the SAGD numerical model.

Parameter nameNumerical model

Crude oil thermal conductivity J/mday°C
Rock thermal conductivity
Water thermal conductivity
Crude oil thermal expansion coefficient
Crude oil compression coefficient
Formation compression coefficient
Thermal capacity of the rock
Thermal conductivity of upper and lower formations
Crude oil thermal conductivity