Development of heavy oil fractured carbonate bati raman field: Evaluation of steam injection potential and improving ongoing CO2 injection

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 1155-1176

  Babadagli, T ^a   Sahin, S ^b   Kalfa, U ^b   Celebioglu, D ^b   Karabakal, U ^b   Topguder, N N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b TURKISH PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CRUDE OIL; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RECOVERY; STEAM;

ANALYTICAL STUDIES; DEVELOPMENT PLANS; DISPLACEMENT AGENTS; FRACTURED CARBONATES; LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; WETTABILITY ALTERATION;

OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 58849116048     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/115400-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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