The construction of consolidated and unconsolidated synthetic porous media was studied adopting different published alternatives suitable for steam injection. Sandpacks were constructed as an unconsolidated synthetic porous medium, then the results were compared with two kinds of consolidated core plugs made with Ottawa sand as grains, and sodium silicate or Portland cement and silica gel mixture as binder material. The consolidated synthetic cores were subjected to uniaxial compressive strength tests (UCS) and rock-liquid interaction tests to verify the stability of the binder material. Some unconsolidated and consolidated samples were characterized by conventional petrophysical measurements (porosity and permeability) and computed tomography (CT) to appreciate the internal structure and determine the heterogeneity grade. The results showed that the samples with sodium silicate as a grain binder material revealed high solubility in water being easily destroyed. Also, the samples with Portland cement and silica gel required high cement/sand ratios, higher than 40/60 to improve their friability and resistance to uniaxial stress; therefore, the porosity ​​(25.2-31.8%) and permeability (4.2-7.5 mD) measurements of these samples were lower than the reported in steam injection screening criteria. Finally, the most suitable media for steam injection tests were sandpacks, with porosity and permeability range between 26.4 -28.2% and 1969.98 - 3066 mD, respectively. Likewise, the computed tomography and displacement tests showed that samples had a high degree of heterogeneity and presented neither canalization nor negative rock-fluid interaction during the injection.