Chevron leveraging information technology to optimize thermal production of heavy oil with increased recovery and reduced costs
Green Car Congress
JUNE 23, 2011
Per-well oil production at Kern River is low—the average is 8 barrels of oil per well per day—but there are more than 9,000 production wells in operation in the field. Reducing steam generation requirements and optimizing the generation process reduces the GHG overhead associated with the production of heavier oil.
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