Determining the most profitable ASP flood strategy for enhanced oil recovery

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 42-48

  Zhang, Yiping P ^a   Huang, Sam ^a,b   Dong, Mingzhe ^b  

^a SASKATCHEWAN RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COST EFFECTIVENESS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POLYMERS; RESIDUAL FUELS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY;

CHEMICAL FLOODS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; OIL SATURATION; PORE VOLUME (PV);

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 15744385637     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/05-02-04     Document Type: Article

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