Application of horizontal waterflooding to improve oil recovery from old oil fields

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 477-490

  Westermark, R V ^a   Schmeling, J ^b   Dauben, D L ^a   Robinowitz, S ^c   Weyland, H V ^d  

^a Dauben Intl Energy Consultants Inc ^*

^b Grand Directions ^*

^c Grand Rasources Inc

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; DRILLING; DRILLING EQUIPMENT; OIL FIELDS; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE; SECONDARY RECOVERY;

HEAVY OIL; HORIZONTAL WATERFLOODING; OIL RECOVERY; RESERVOIR PRESSURE;

WELL FLOODING;

EID: 33745685818     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/99668-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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