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Monitoring and Control
Up one levelExpert Viewpoint—Premium sand screens
Heavyoilinfo.com spoke to Thane Russell of Absolute Energy Solutions about some of his company’s solutions to sand control issues relating to heavy oil.
Expert Viewpoint - Interpreting heavy oil logs
In this, the second of a two-part interview, Frank Shray, Petrophysics Advisor, and petrophysics domain champion for Schlumberger wireline, explains the value to the customer of the measurements that wireline logging produces and how data integration provides the key to accurate interpretation.
Expert Viewpoint - Fiber optics in heavy oil
Fiber-optic technology is being used today in heavy oil reservoirs. George Brown, interpretation development manager for Sensa* fiber-optic monitoring systems, discusses how they are currently being used to measure temperature in wells and what benefits may apply to heavy oil operations.
Multiphase flowmeter optimizes heavy oil production off Congo
Oil and Gas Journal article © PennWell Corporation on a new multiphase flowmeter used successfully for heavy oil well testing.
Red Hot Pumps
This article highlights new high temperature ESP technology that has allowed a step change improvement in SAGD operations.
Heavy oil testing in deepwater wells - How can the latest technologies and processes be best applied for testing success?
By Wesley Barreto and Andy Hill - A review of integrated testing-design processes and technology for deepwater heavy oil reservoirs.
Fiber Optics Shines Light on Temperatures in Heavy Oil Producer
Permanent fiber optic monitoring system to estimate flow distribution of bitumen and water in a SAGD producer - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition - October 2006