Air injection LTO process: An IOR technique for light-oil reservoirs

SPE Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 90-99

  Ren, Shao R ^a   Greaves, Malcolm ^a   Rathbone, R R ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OXIDATION; RECOVERY; RESIDUAL FUELS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VISCOSITY;

IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY (IOR) PROCESSES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0036494577     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/57005-PA     Document Type: Article

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