Is there life after SAGD?

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 20-23

  Farouq Ali, S M ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GRAVITATION; HEAT CONDUCTION; HORIZONTAL WELLS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; STEAM; STEAM CONDENSATE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WELL SPACING;

CONDENSATE FLOW; GRAVITY FLOW; STEAM ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE; STEAM INJECTION;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 0031166532     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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