Sand production in oil sand under heavy oil foamy flow

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 56-61

  Wong, Ron C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN GASES; FOAMS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NATURAL GAS; OIL SANDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

FOAMY OIL FLOW;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 0037363886     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/03-03-06     Document Type: Article

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