PURPOSE The purpose of the Well Life Cycle chapter is to describe the start-up, plateau and decline phases of a SAGD well, and examine the factors influencing steam chamber growth and evolution. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Describe what SAGD is and how it works, Define the SAGD start-up, operational and decline phases, Describe steam and produced fluid flows through the wells during…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Well Pair Control System is to control the flows of high pressure steam and produced fluids at the well pairs. LEARNING OBJECTIVES State the purpose of the Well Pair Control System. Describe the controls that regulate steam flow to the injector wells. Describe the instrumentation that monitors conditions at the injector wells. Explain the two…
PURPOSE The purpose of the Well Testing System is to calculate the amounts of oil, gas and water recovered by individual Producer Wells. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Describe how a producer well is lined up to the Test Separator for a test. Explain the Test Separator purging process, and its purpose, Name the parameters measured during a well test, Explain how each…