A comprehensive simulation has been conducted to evaluate performance of the conventional SAGD and CO 2 -solvent(s)assisted SAGD processes in a real field case. Compared to the steam-only process (i.e., the conventional SAGD process), addition of CO 2 , C 3 H 8 and C 4 H 10 to the steam stream has been found to slightly reduce the oil recovery proportionally if the total injection rate is maintained constant. As for adding one agent, the C 4 H 10 -SAGD and CO 2 -SAGD processes lead to the smallest and largest reduction in oil recovery, respectively. The optimum C 4 H 10 concentration is 5% volume fraction. As for adding two agents, the C 3 H 8 -C 4 H 10 -SAGD process results in the lowest reduction in oil recovery. C 3 H 8 -C 4 H 10 is the optimum binary solvent mixture with its volume fraction of 5% each in the mixture. As for adding three agents, the CO 2 -C 3 H 8 -C 4 H 10 -SAGD process leads to the highest reduction in oil recovery. The optimum concentration of CO 2 -C 3 H 8 -C 4 H 10 ternary solvent mixture is found to be 5% for each solvent by volume. Although CO 2 has the least oil recovery, it achieves the highest SAGD thermal efficient among the solvent assisted processes. This means that, in addition to its being stored the most in the formation, CO 2 has the most capability to hinder heat transfer and to maintain the most thermal efficiency in a SAGD process. The energy requirements are reduced substantially with addition of the three solvents to the steam stream in the SAGD process, though the oil recovery is slightly reduced.
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