Evaluation of air injection as an IOR method for the giant Ekofisk chalk field

IIORC 05 - 2005 SPE International Improved Oil Recovery Conference in Asia Pacific, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 73-86

  Stokka, S ^a   Oesthus, A ^b   Frangeul, J ^c  

^a SPE   (Norway)

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB

^c Total

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COMBUSTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RECOVERY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIR INJECTION; HYDROCARBON RECOVERY; OIL FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; RESERVOIR MODELING;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

EID: 33745196420     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/97481-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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