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July 11, 2022
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Experiments on Water Gravity Drainage Driven by Steam Injection into Elliptical Steam Chambers

Publicated to: Fluids. 7 (6): 206- - 2022-06-01 7(6), DOI: 10.3390/fluids7060206

Authors:

Martínez-Gómez, JE; Medina, A; Higuera, FJ; Vargas, CA
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Inst Politecn Nacl, SEPI ESIME Zacatenco, Av Granjas 682, Ciudad de Mexico 02250, Mexico - Author
Inst Politecn Nacl, SEPI ESIME Zacatenco, Av Miguel Othon Mendizabal SN, Ciudad de Mexico 07738, Mexico - Author
Univ Autonoma Metropolitana Azcapotzalco, Dept Ciencias Basicas, Av San Pablo 180, Ciudad de Mexico 02200, Mexico - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, ETSIAE, Plaza Cardenal Cisneros 3, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Based on a recently published theoretical model, in this work we experimentally studied the problem of gravity water drainage due to continuous steam injection into an elliptical porous chamber made of glass beads and embedded in a metallic, quasi-2D, massive cold slab. This configuration mimics the process of steam condensation for a given time period during the growth stage of the steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) process, a method used in the recovery of heavy and extra-heavy oil from homogeneous reservoirs. Our experiments validate the prediction of the theoretical model regarding the existence of an optimal injected steam mass flow rate per unit length, phi(opt), to achieve the maximum recovery of a condensate (water). We found that the recovery factor is close to 85% when measured as the percentage of the mass of water recovered with respect to the injected mass. Our results can be extended to actual oil-saturated reservoirs because the model involves the formation of a film of condensates close to the chamber edge that allows for gravity drainage of a water/oil emulsion into the recovery well.
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Keywords

CondensationExperiments in porous mediaExtra-heavy oil recoveryHeat and mass transfer in porous mediaHeavy-oilHydrodeoxygenationLignocellulosic biomassModelNimo/al2o3RecoverySagd

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Fluids, Q3 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in Mechanical Engineering, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

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Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-05:

  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 3
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-05:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 5.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 5 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Mexico.

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Awards linked to the item

A.M. acknowledges the support from Fondo de Hidrocarburos-CONACYT and Universidad Politecnica de Madrid with the project "Fundamental models for the thermal methods of steam injection in EOR". He also appreciates the enormous support of A. Linan, who guided him through a large part of this work. Finally, the authors acknowledge Abel Lopez-Villa and his engineering team for machining the steam chamber in the cast iron slab and the glass-made plates, allowing us to look at the fluid flows and the temperature distribution taking place inside the steam chamber.
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