In situ combustion in enhanced oil recovery (EOR): A review

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 194, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 995-1021

  Mahinpey, Nader ^a   Ambalae, Aprameya ^a   Asghari, Koorosh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Combustion; Enhanced oil recovery; In situ combustion; Pyrolysis; Reaction kinetics

Indexed keywords

ARRHENIUS PLOTS; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRUDE PETROLEUM; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; IN SITU COMBUSTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; PETROLEUM COKE; PYROLYSIS;

ECONOMIC VIABILITY; OIL CRACKING KINETICS; TWO-STEP OXIDATION MODEL;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

ARRHENIUS PLOTS; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENHANCED RECOVERY; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; IN SITU COMBUSTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; PETROLEUM COKE; PYROLYSIS;

EID: 34247872864     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986440701242808     Document Type: Review

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