Rheology of heavy-oil emulsions

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

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Alboudwarej, H ^a   Muhammad, M ^a   Dubey, S ^b   Vreenegoor, L ^b   Saleh, J ^c  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c Shell Intl E and P ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMULSIONS; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; HYDROCARBONS; PUMPS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; STEAM; VISCOSITY; WATER;

ARTIFICIALLY LIFT; INVERSION POINT; SHEAR FORCE; STOCK TANK OIL; WATER CONTENT;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 33646598679     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/97886-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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