Improved oil recovery of high-viscosity oil pools with physicochemical methods and thermal-steam treatments

Oil and Gas Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2008, Pages 37-48

  Altunina, L K ^a   Kuvshinov, V A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; HEAT TREATMENT; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); STEAM; VISCOSITY;

OIL POOLS; STEAM INJECTION; WATER CUT;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENHANCED RECOVERY; HEAT TREATMENT; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); STEAM; VISCOSITY;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; OIL FIELD; OIL PRODUCTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; VISCOSITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 40649127750     PISSN: 12944475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst:2007075     Document Type: Conference Paper

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