Air injection and waterflood performance comparison of two adjacent units in Buffalo field: Economic analysis

SPE Eastern Regional Meeting

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 123-133

  Kumar, V K ^a   Gutierrez, D ^b   Moore, R G ^b   Mehta, S A ^b  

^a El Paso Exploration and Production Company   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); INVESTMENTS; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; OPERATING COSTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WELL FLOODING;

AIR INJECTION; ECONOMIC BENEFIT; OIL RECOVERY;

OIL FIELDS;

EID: 33947600560     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/104479-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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