Performance analysis of superheated steam injection for heavy oil recovery and modeling of wellbore heat efficiency

Fengrui Sun, Yuedong Yao, Mingqiang Chen, Xiangfang Li, Lin Zhao, Ye Meng, Zheng Sun, Tao Zhang and Dong Feng

Energy, 2017, vol. 125, issue C, 795-804

Abstract: In this paper, a novel model is proposed for predicting thermo-physical properties of superheated steam (SHS) in SHS injection wells and for estimating wellbore heat efficiency.

Keywords: Superheated steam injection; Distribution of thermo-physical parameters; Wellbore heat efficiency; Heavy oil recovery (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.02.114

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