Kuparuk Large-Scale Enhanced Oil Recovery Project

SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 82-91

  Hoolahan, S P ^a   McDuffie, G S ^a   Peck, D G ^a   Hallam, R J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; OIL WELL FLOODING; OIL WELL TESTING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

MISCIBLE WATER ALTERNATIVE GAS (MWAG) INJECTION;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 0031143344     PISSN: 08859248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/35698-pa     Document Type: Article

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