Separating the Signals from Clay Bound Water and Heavy Oil in NMR Spectra of Unconsolidated Samples

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 3785-3792

  Manalo, F ^a   Ding, M ^a   Bryan, J ^a   Kantzas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CRUDE PETROLEUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OIL SANDS; OIL WELL LOGGING; SEPARATION; WATER;

UNCONSOLIDATED SAMPLES;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 1142305923     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84480-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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