Institut Francais Du Pe'trole

Jean Combe

Gerard Renard

Emmanuel Valentin

The invention relates to a production simulation process by pilot test in a deposit (1) of hydrocarbons contained ina reservoir (2) with the aid of injection wells (3b, 5b; 7b) and producing wells (4b, 6b, 8b) with horizontal drains, said drains forming, at least in part, a polygonal geometric shape in one plane of the reservoir. By the simulation process:

Production simulation process by pilot test in a hydrocarbon deposit

A process for the assisted recovery of heavy hydrocarbons from an underground formation having a plurality of superimposed reservoirs for the hydrocarbons involves arranging horizontal sections of a plurality of wells so that a first well of a first series of wells extend into a reservoir and is located essentially vertically below a horizontal section of a second well located in an immediately adjacent reservoir, with the first well being used as a steam injection well and the second well being used as a hydrocarbon-producing well.

Process for assisted recovery of heavy hydrocarbons from an underground

A method for positioning at least one plug, or screen, between two fluids in a geological formation, a product intended to form said plug being injected through at least one substantially horizontal plane situated in the vicinity of the interface formed by said two fluids.

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Jean Combe