As straightforward as SAGD bitumen production may sound—pumping steam through one horizontal wellbore to heat bitumen and pumping it up a second horizontal wellbore to produce it—the relatively new production method is a highly complex affair, with a wide assortment of variables to consider that are unique to the oil and gas industry.
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