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    ‘COLD FLOW PRODUCTION OF CRUDE BITUMEN AT THE BURNT LAKE PROJECT, NORTHEASTERN ALBERTA KC. Yeung ‘Suncor he, 112~4 Avenue SW, Calgary Alberta, TRP 2V5, Canad ABSTRACT ‘The binnes from the Clearwater Formation of the Cold Lake oi sands depos in northeastern Alberta, Canada, has been deemed toe 10 viscous for production without the addition of teat. Since the 1970s, variows operators have Cperimented with eyelic steam stimulation and seomflood 1B 1990, cele steam injection was the only commersial ‘Berwoer 1990 and 1995, Suncor tested the cold flow production of crude bitumen at the Burnt Lake Project. Bitumen and sand were produced together through the eof propesive cavity pumps without the assistance of steam The nial wells orodaced at unexpectedly high rte. At the est star expanded larger area, the producti as four to ‘ary sgnifcanty Damage ofthe sale caprock in some othe inal wells was observed, probably due ¥0 Sand production tan change nin sit sescs, This then ceased water infer {rom he sper above the caprock 10 theo ands reveroir ‘and probed bite odio This paper dscustes the production performance ofthe wells the challenges of cold flow proton, and the reas ‘of various id researchprograms undertaken ion atom 10 face hese challenges INTRODUCTION The Cold Lae il sands deposit oe of the major oi -snds spits Cana Located in the northeastern part of Aber tis estimated to conan 35 billion m? of btn, In the 19705 and 19805, many themal pilots were conducted 10 test pounial recovery peocesses to effec recovery ofthe bit sen in the Cold Lake ae However, by 1980, only the eyo Seam injection proces was rough toa commercial stage In 1986, Suncor started the constuction of the 1000 miday Burnt Lake Prot to recover the bitumen frm the ‘Clearvaer Formation of the Cold Lake oi sad deposit. The ‘Project is located approximately 300 km northeast of ‘Edmonton (Figues | and 2) in the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range Gometimes refered o 8 the Primrose Block or the Primrose Range). Cyclic seam stimulation was proposed the recovery process forthe 4,000 mPa (

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