Economics of field proven chemical flooding technologies

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 300-306

  Wyatt, Kon ^a   Pitts, Malcolm ^a   Surkalo, Harry ^a  

^a Surtek

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; COSTS; EARNINGS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOODS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL FIELDS; OILFIELD CHEMISTRY; POLYMERS; PROVEN RESERVES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ALKALINE SURFACTANT POLYMERS; CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS; CHEMICAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERIES; CHEMICAL FLOODING; CUMULATIVE CASH FLOW; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; FINANCIAL RETURNS; POLYMER TECHNOLOGY;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

EID: 55549091080     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/113126-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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