Recovery of oil resources from the residual and transitional oil zones of the permian basin

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages 3526-3543

  Koperna, G J ^a   Melzer, L S ^b   Kuuskraa, V A ^a  

^a Advanced Resources International Inc   (United States)

^b Melzer Consulting ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ECONOMICS; OIL FIELDS; RESIDUAL FUELS; WELL FLOODING;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (EOR); IMMOBILE RESIDUAL OIL; OIL DEVELOPMENT; OIL SATURATION;

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 33750973641     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/102972-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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