LoSal™ enhanced oil recovery: Evidence of enhanced oil recovery at the reservoir scale

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 1313-1324

  Lager, A ^a   Webb, K J ^a   Collins, I R ^a   Richmond, D M ^b  

^a EPTG   (United Kingdom)

^b BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRUDE OIL; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); ION EXCHANGE; OIL WELL FLOODING; OIL WELL LOGGING; OIL WELL TESTING; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRODUCED WATER; SECONDARY RECOVERY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CRUDE OIL COMPONENTS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; LOG-INJECT-LOG TESTS; MULTIPLE COMPONENTS; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; SINGLE WELL CHEMICAL TRACER TESTS;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 55149103817     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/113976-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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