Application of thermal recovery processes in heavy oil carbonate reservoirs

SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, MEOS, Proceedings

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 1087-1095

  Das, Swapan ^a  

^a ConocoPhillips ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; POROUS MATERIALS; SANDSTONE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY;

CYCLIC STEAM STIMULATION (CSS); HEAVY OIL CARBONATE RESERVOIRS; PERMEABLE SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS; THERMAL RECOVERY PROCESSES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 34250899366     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/105392-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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