Laboratory Testing of Artificial Lift Systems Joint Industry Project
Challenges with Artificial Lift Systems Thermal recovery techniques, like Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD), are now very common in Western Canada. Over the last 20 years, thermal operators have gained access to specialized technology and best-practices that make it possible to produce under these very challenging conditions. Despite these advances, there are still some major challenges associated with the Artificial Lift (AL) systems tasked with pumping fluids to surface. The presence of a depleted or low–pressure formation above the reservoir (or the operators desire to optimize the level of sub-cool) often makes it necessary produce SAGD wells at very [...]