Steam-fingering phenomenon during SAGD process

SPE/PS-CIM/CHOA International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Ito, Y ^a   Ipek, G ^a  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELLS; SHRINKAGE; STEAM; THERMAL EFFECTS;

STEAM ASSITED GRAVITY DRAINAGE (SAGD); STEAM CHAMBER GROWTH RATE; STEAM CHAMBERS; STEAM-FINGERING PHENOMENON;

OIL SANDS;

EID: 33646538133     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/97729-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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