Steam-CO2 drive experiments using horizontal and vertical wells

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 113-129

  Gumrah F ^a   Bagci S ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Heavy oil recovery; Physical model; Vertical horizontal wells

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); STEAM;

STEAM CARBON DIOXIDE DRIVE; VERTICAL WELLS;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

HEAVY OIL; HORIZONTAL WELL; OIL WELL; RECOVERY TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0042134670     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(97)00003-X     Document Type: Article

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