Unconventional EOR program increases recovery in mature WAG patterns at Prudhoe Bay

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 978-987

  Rathman, M P ^a   McGuire, P L ^a   Carlson, B H ^a  

^a SPE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORIZONTAL SIDETRACKS; MISCIBLE INJECTANT (MI); PATTERN MATURITY; WATER-ALTEMATING-GAS (WAG);

HORIZONTAL WELLS; NATURAL GAS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL FLOODING; PORE PRESSURE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOLUBILITY;

OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS;

EID: 33745714040     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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