FLOW CONTROL DEVICES IN SAGD COMPLETION DESIGN: ENHANCED HEAVY OIL/BITUMEN RECOVERY THROUGH IMPROVED THERMAL EFFICIENCIES A Dissertation by SUDIPTYA BANERJEE Submitted to the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Chair of Committee, Berna Hascakir Committee Members, Hadi Nasrabadi Jerome J. Schubert Yuefeng Sun Head of Department, A. Daniel Hill December 2016 Major Subject: Petroleum Engineering Copyright 2016 Sudiptya Banerjee