Heavy-oil fluid testing with conventional and novel techniques

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

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Goodarzi, N ^a   Bryan, J ^a   Mai, A ^a   Kantzas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS OILS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; METHANE; TOMOGRAPHY; VISCOUS FLOW; X RAY ANALYSIS;

FORMATION VALUE FACTOR; HEAVY-OIL FLUID TESTING; OIL DENSITY; X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 33646589010     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/97803-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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