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Abstract Pressure drop along the horizontal wells and between the injector and producer could have a significant impact on SAGD process performance. However, this issue is poorly understood due to difficulties in simulating pressure drop. This paper presents the results of a numerical study on the topic. When pressure drop between the injector and producer exists, the downhole producer vapor production rate must be increased significantly. Without adequate vapor production, oil production rate is lower and SOR is higher. Increasing vapor production rate may affect pad facility design and cost as more vapor handling capacity is required under these conditions. On the other hand, pressure drop inside the injector well may alter steam distribution causing more steam to be injected into the heel section. However, the impact on oil production is limited as steam can move relatively easily inside the steam chamber. In the present case, oil production is reduced by 5% when the pressure gradient inside the injector is considered. Introduction Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD), a thermal process that involves the application of steam and the use of horizontal wells is a bitumen recovery method used in the Athabasca Oil Sands. The most common implementation involves the use of two horizontal wells drilled parallel to one another with a vertical separation distance of about 5 m. The upper well is known as the injector and the lower well is known as the producer. Through the application of commercial projects it has been observed that once steam is injected into the reservoir, a pressure gradient is observed along and between the wells; there have been a number of publications addressing this issue in the Athabasca region(1, 2). As SAGD has been applied to more locations in recent years, considerable interest has been generated around the topic of pressure drop and its effect on the SAGD process performance. It is generally understood that a pressure drop can result in wells with non-uniform steam distribution, a non uniform steam chamber, a reduced effective wellbore length, liquid build-up above the producer, or a reduced oil productivity. When a new reservoir is developed, a great effort is required to understand the reservoir characteristics and how to incorporate them into production forecasting. Petro-Canada is currently expanding their Mackay River project and in order to develop a better understanding between pressure drop and oil productivity, the field data from the existing project was analyzed so that recommendations could be made to increase the project's productivity. One factor that needs to be addressed for drilling and completion planning is the wellbore size. Larger wellbore size results in more uniform steam distribution in the injector and increased productivity from the producer. However, a larger wellbore size incurs a higher cost. In some existing wells, it was found that liquid build-up was occurring due to limited lifting capacity. In addition, increased pressure drop between the injector and producer has been observed on some of the wells. The exact reason for the pressure drop build-up is not clear.
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