Should you trust your heavy oil viscosity measurement?

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 42-48

  Miller, K A ^{a,b,e,f,g,h,i}   Nelson, L A ^{a,c,e,f,g,h,j}   Almond, R M ^a,d,e,f,j  

^a Petrovera Resources

^b HUSKY ENERGY   (Canada)

^c Devon Canada   (Canada)

^d Canadian Natural Resources Limited   (Canada)

^e Petroleum Society of CIM

^f CHOA

^g SPE

^h APEGGA   (Canada)

ⁱ Sigma Xi   (United States)

^j MIRAI   (Japan)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; VISCOSITY; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

COLD PRODUCTION EXPLOITATION STRATEGIES; COLD PRODUCTION RATES; VISCOSITY DATA COLLECTION PROJECT; VISCOSITY SCATTER;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 33744512188     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/06-04-02     Document Type: Article

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