Feasibility Study of Time-lapse Seismic Monitoring of EOR with Steam Injection in a Heavy Oil Field

Thermal recovery techniques such as Steam Drive (SD), Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD), or Horizontal Alternating<br>Steam Drive (HASD), have been developed to increase the limited recovery rates in a heavy oil field. One of the key issues<br>during steam flooding process is a monitoring the evolution of vapor chamber since there exist potential risks of leakages of<br>vapor or barrier of vapor growth due to heterogeneities of the earth. Time-lapse seismic monitoring has been one of the<br>efficient methods to detect steam chambers.