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Effective Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) performance depends on balancing steam injection and production across active well pairs

Effective Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) performance depends on balancing steam injection and production across active well pairs

Steam injection rates must be continuously adjusted to support chamber development, maximize production, and prevent reservoir performance issues. Maintaining optimal well performance requires ongoing monitoring, control, and real-time optimization.

Steam allocation directly impacts overall SAGD performance. Production targets must be balanced against constraints such as steam availability, water treatment capacity, and reservoir limitations. Steam header balancing helps optimize steam distribution across SAGD well pairs, improving production efficiency while supporting stable, sustainable reservoir performance.

Optimize SAGD Performance Through Advanced Steam Control

Spartan leverages Emerson DeltaV™ advanced control technologies, including Model Predictive Control (PredictPro), to continuously balance steam distribution across active well pairs. By optimizing steam allocation in real time, operators can improve production performance, reduce operating costs, and support sustainable reservoir development.

Optimize steam allocation across active well pairs
Reduce operating costs and resource constraints
Improve SAGD production performance and efficiency
Support sustainable reservoir development

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Proven Results

A customer was experiencing recurring steam generation reliability issues caused by fuel supply pressure fluctuations during fuel transitions, impacting OTSG performance. Spartan worked with the site over eight months to implement advanced control strategies that improved fuel system stability and operational performance. As a result, the customer achieved over $105 million in annual savings and reduced CO₂e emissions by 610,000 tonnes annually.

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