Applicability of the VAPEX process to iranian heavy oil reservoirs

SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, MEOS, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 115-125

  Azin, R ^a   Kharrat, R ^b   Ghotbi, C ^a   Vossoughi, S ^c  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DRAINAGE; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; ROCKS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VAPORS; VISCOSITY;

CARBONATE ROCKS; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; STEAM ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE (SAGD); VAPOR EXTRACTION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 22244462773     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/92720-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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