Use of Flow Control Devices (FCDs) to Enforce Conformance in Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) Completions

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. P. Vachon ◽  
W. Klaczek ◽  
P. J. Erickson ◽  
D. C. Langer ◽  
D. Booy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Control ◽  
Gravity Drainage ◽  
Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage ◽  
Flow Control Devices ◽  
Control Devices

scholarly journals A Workflow for Optimization of Flow Control Devices in SAGD

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 3237
Author(s):  
Anas Sidahmed ◽  
Siavash Nejadi ◽  
Alireza Nouri
Keyword(s):  
Flow Control ◽  
Oil Sands ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Gravity Drainage ◽  
Operation Performance ◽  
Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage ◽  
Mcmurray Formation ◽  
Flow Control Devices ◽  
Recovery Technique ◽  
Control Devices

In McMurray Formation, steam assisted gravity drainage is used as the primary in-situ recovery technique to recover oil sands. Different geological reservoir settings and long horizontal wells impose limitations and operational challenges on the implementation of steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD). The dual-string tubing system is the conventional completion scheme in SAGD. In complex reservoirs where dual-string completion cannot improve the operation performance, operators have adopted flow control devices (FCDs) to improve project economics. FCDs secure more injection/production points along the horizontal sections of the SAGD well pairs, hence, they maximize ultimate bitumen recovery and minimize cumulative steam-oil ratio (cSOR). This paper will focus on the optimization of outflow control devices (OCDs) in SAGD reservoirs with horizontal wellbore undulations. We present the detailed optimization workflow and show the optimization results for various scenarios with well pair trajectory undulation. Comparing the results of the optimized OCDs case with a dual-string case of the same SAGD model shows improvements in steam distribution, steam chamber growth, bitumen production, and net present value (NPV).

Liner Deployed Flow Control Devices in SAGD Infill Producers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Hardcastle ◽  
Ryan Holmes ◽  
Frank Abbott ◽  
Jesse Stevenson ◽  
Aubrey Tuttle
Keyword(s):  
Flow Control ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Distributed Temperature Sensing ◽  
Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage ◽  
Well Production ◽  
Flow Control Devices ◽  
Control Devices ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mobility Variable

Abstract Connacher Oil and Gas has deployed Flow Control Devices (FCDs)on an infill well liner as part of a Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) exploitation strategy. Infill wells are horizontal wells drilled in between offsetting SAGD well pairs in order to access bypassed pay and accelerate recovery. These wells can have huge variability in productivity, based on several factors: variable initial temperature due to variable steam chamber development and initial mobility variable injectivity from day one limiting steam circulation and stimulation significant hot spots during production that limit drawdown of the well and oil productivity FCDs have shown great value in several SAGD schemes and are becoming common throughout SAGD applications to manage similar challenges in SAGD pairs, but their application in infill wells is less prevalent and presents a novel challenge to design and evaluate performance. This case study will examine the theory, operation, and early field results of this field trial. Density-based FCDs designed for thermal operations were selected to minimize the impact of viscous fluids commonly encountered early in cold infill well production. The design also limited steam outflow during the stimulation phase, where steam is injected in order to initiate production of the well. Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) data, pressures and rates are utilized to analyze the impact of the FCDs towards conformance of the well in the early life. The value of FCDs has led to further piloting of this technology in a second group of nine infill wells, where further value is to be extracted using slimmer wellbores.

scholarly journals Prediction of flow-control devices' noise with modified acoustic perturbation equations

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 619-627
Author(s):  
Luca Fenini ◽  
Stefano Malavasi
Keyword(s):  
Flow Control ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
International Standards ◽  
The Other ◽  
Computational Time ◽  
Noise Prediction ◽  
Acoustic Perturbation ◽  
Flow Control Devices ◽  
Control Devices ◽  
Perturbation Equations

Abstract Fluid-dynamic noise emissions produced by flow-control devices inside ducts are a concerning issue for valve manufacturers and pipeline management. This work proposes a modified formulation of Acoustic Perturbation Equations (APE) that is applicable to industrial frameworks where the interest is addressed to noise prediction according to international standards. This formulation is derived from a literature APE system removing two terms allowing for a computational time reduction of about 20%. The physical contribution of the removed terms is discussed according to the literature. The modified APE are applied to the prediction of the noise emitted by an orifice. The reliability of the new APE system is evaluated by comparing the Sound Pressure Level (SPL) and the acoustic pressure with the ones returned by LES and literature APE. The new formulation agrees with the other methods far from the orifice: moving over nine diameters downstream of the trailing edge, the SPL is in accordance with the other models. Since international standards characterize control devices with the noise measured 1 m downstream of them, the modified APE formulation provides reliable and faster noise prediction for those devices with outlet diameter, d, such that 9d < 1 m.

The Application of Shape Memory Alloy as Vortex Generators and Flow Control Devices for Enhanced Convective Heat Transfer

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd. S. Aris ◽  
Ieuan Owen ◽  
Chris. J. Sutcliffe
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Flow Control ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Convective Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Convective Heat ◽  
Vortex Generators ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Flow Control Devices ◽  
Control Devices

This paper is concerned with convective heat transfer enhancement of heated surfaces through the use of vortex generators and flow control devices. A preliminary proof-of-concept investigation has been carried out into the use of active vortex generators and flow control elements, both manufactured from Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) which are activated at set temperatures. The vortex generators change their shape to intrude further into the flow at high temperature to enhance heat transfer, while they maintain a low profile at low temperatures to minimise flow pressure losses. One set of vortex generators was made from pre-alloyed powders of SMA material in an advanced rapid prototyping process known as Selective Laser Melting (SLM). Another set of devices was also made from commercially available flat annealed thin SMA sheets for comparison purposes. The flow control elements are devices that preferentially guide the flow to heated parts of a surface, again using temperature-activated SMAs. Promising results were obtained for both the vortex generator and flow control device when their temperatures were varied from 20° to 85°C. The vortex generators responded by increasing their angle of attack from 20° to 35° while the wavy flow control elements straightened out at higher temperatures. As the designs were two-way trained, they regain their initial position and shape at a lower temperature. The surface temperature of the heated plate on which the active devices were positioned reduced between 8 to 51%, indicating heat transfer enhancement due to the generated vortices and changes in air flow rates.

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