Insights into some key issues with solvent aided process

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 54-61

  Gupta, Subodh ^a   Gittins, Simon ^a   Picherack, Paul ^b  

^a ENCANA CORPORATION   (Canada)

^b Entropy Enterprises Inc

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; CRUDE PETROLEUM; HEAT LOSSES; SOLVENTS; THERMAL DIFFUSION; VISCOSITY;

SOLVENT AIDED PROCESS; SOLVENT RETENTION; STEAM INJECTION; WATER SATURATION;

THERMAL OIL RECOVERY;

EID: 1542276432     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/04-02-05     Document Type: Article

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