Increasing Reserves in a Mature Giant: Wilmington Field, Los Angeles Basin, Part II: Improving Heavy Oil Production Through Advanced Reservoir Characterization and Innovative Thermal Technologies

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 531-544

  Montgomery, Scott L ^a,b,c  

^a Knox College ^*  (United States)

^b KNOX COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENHANCED RECOVERY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; OIL WELL COMPLETION; ROCKS;

STEAMFLOODING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

OIL RESERVOIR; PRODUCTION METHOD;

HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVES; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

USA, CALIFORNIA, WILMINGTON FIELD;

EID: 0032052851     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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