Experimental Investigation of Oil Drainage Rates in the Vapex Process for Heavy Oil and Bitumen Reservoirs

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1291-1296

  Karmaker, Kulada ^a   Maini, Brij B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DIFFUSION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SOLVENTS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VAPORIZATION;

STEAM ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE (SAGD); VAPOR EXTRACTION PROCESSES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 1142277270     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84199-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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