TSO frac-packing: Pilot evaluation to full-scale operations in a shallow unconsolidated heavy oil reservoir

Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium 1997, ITOHOS 1997

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 191-203

  Putra, P H ^a   Nasution, R Dj ^a   Thurston, F K ^a   Moran, J H ^a   Malone, B P ^b  

^a PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

FLUID EFFICIENCY; FRACTURING TECHNIQUES; FULL-SCALE OPERATION; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRODUCTION TEST; PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE; TIP SCREEN OUTS;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 0004370012     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/37533-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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