Mathematical modeling of steam-assisted gravity drainage

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 372-376

  Akin, Serhat ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DEPOSITION; DISTILLATION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL SANDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; STEAM; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ASPHALTENE CONTENT; GRAVITY DRAINAGE; HEAVY-OIL RESERVOIRS; STEAM DISTILLATION; TAR SANDS;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

GRAVITY DRAINAGE; OIL FIELD; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 27544498916     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/86963-PA     Document Type: Article

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