Oil phase viscosity behaviour in Expanding-Solvent Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 123-134

  Gates, Ian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enhanced oil recovery; Expanding Solvent Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (ES SAGD); SAGD; Thermal oil recovery; Thermal solvent

Indexed keywords

EXPANDING-SOLVENT STEAM-ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE; OIL PHASE; THERMAL-SOVENT;

CRUDE PETROLEUM; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; VISCOSITY;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENHANCED RECOVERY; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; VISCOSITY;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HEAVY OIL; OIL PRODUCTION; SATURATION; SOLUBILITY; STEAM INJECTION; VISCOSITY; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34548683464     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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