Steam alternating solvent process

SPE International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 379-391

  Zhao, L ^a  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROCARBONS; OIL FIELDS; PRODUCTIVITY; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SOLVENTS; VISCOSITY;

OIL PHASE PERMEABILITY; OIL PHASE SATURATION; STEAM ALTERNATING SOLVENT (SAS); STEAM ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE (SAGD);

STEAM;

EID: 2942516202     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/86957-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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