Optimized EOR design for the Eileen West End Area, greater Prudhoe Bay

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-32

  Panda, Manmath N ^a,b   Ambrose, Jim G ^c   Beuhler, Gilbert G ^d   McGuire, Patrick L ^c  

^a Petrotechnical Resources Alaska   (United States)

^b BP Alaska   (United States)

^c BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

^d BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DATA ACQUISITION; DRAINAGE; ENHANCED RECOVERY; EXPANSION; FLOODS; GASES; INFILL DRILLING; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RECOVERY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SANDSTONE; SHALE;

COMPREHENSIVE RECOVERY; DISCONTINUOUS SHALES; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; NUMERICAL SIMULATORS; OPTIMAL DESIGN PARAMETERS; PRESSURE MAINTENANCE; RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS;

SECONDARY RECOVERY;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLUID INJECTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OIL FIELD; OIL PRODUCTION; RECOVERY METHOD; RECOVERY PLAN; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; RESERVOIR FLOODING; SANDSTONE; SHALE; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PRUDHOE BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62749181775     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/123030-pa     Document Type: Article

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