Overview of short-distance oil displacement processes

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 29-38

  Turta, Alex T ^a   Singhal, Ashok K ^a  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; HORIZONTAL WELLS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE DROP; RESERVES TO PRODUCTION RATIO; VISCOSITY;

MOBILITY RATIO; OIL DISPLACEMENT; OIL UPGRADING; VAPOR EXTRACTION;

WELL FLOODING;

EID: 1542366360     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/04-02-02     Document Type: Article

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