Heavy-oil solution gas drive in consolidated and unconsolidated rock

SPE International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 635-645

  Tang, G Q ^a   Shani, A ^b   Gadelle, F ^b   Kumar, M ^b   Kovscek, A R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ChevronTexaco E and P Technology Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE CORES; DEPLETION RATE; SOLUTION GAS DRIVE;

CRUDE PETROLEUM; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ROCKS; SAND; X RAY ANALYSIS;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 2942604395     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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