SPE Production & Facilities · 1997 · 16 citations · 7 references
EngineeringEarth SciencesPetroleum EngineeringHydraulic FracturingReservoir EngineeringReservoir SimulationFracture GeometryFracture MechanicsNaturally Fractured ReservoirsRock FractureSteam InjectionWell ModelingFracture AnalysisFracture InteractionsFracturesHydraulic Fracture GeometryHydraulic Fracture SimulationReservoir Heating DynamicsRock-structure InteractionSteam Injection Simulation
Summary The design, results, and analysis of a steamdrive pilot in the South Belridge diatomite, Kern County, California, are reviewed. Pilot results demonstrate that steam can be injected across a 1,000-ft-tall diatomite column using hydraulically fractured wells and that significant oil is produced in response to steaming. A computationally simple numerical model is proposed and used to analyze reservoir heating and volumetric sweep by steam. Results from the analysis show that hydraulic fractures undergoing steam injection can be dynamic and asymmetrical.
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Reservoir Heating by Hot Fluid Injection
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Passive Imaging of Hydrofractures in the South Belridge Diatomite
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