Depending on the characteristics of your reservoir, cold enhanced oil recovery (EOR) production methods can provide a cost-effective recovery option.
Waterflood
One of the simplest EOR methods is waterflood-water injection. It is used to drive a front of heavy oil from one vertical well toward another vertical producing well.
Vapor Extraction (Vapex)
The basic design of a Vapex well is similar to SAGD: two horizontal well pairs are spaced approximately 5 m apart. In Vapex wells, a gas/solvent mix is injected into the reservoir through the upper well to stimulate gravity-enabled production in the lower well. This method has yet to be considered fully commercial but is an exciting technological development in heavy oil production.
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