Effect of ultrasonic intensity and frequency on Oil/heavy-oil recovery from different wettability rocks

Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium, ITOHOS 2008 - "Heavy Oil: Integrating the Pieces"

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 106-120

  Naderi, K ^a   Babadagli, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC ENERGIES; ACOUSTIC SOURCES; AQUEOUS PHASE; CAPILLARY IMBIBITIONS; CRITICAL ISSUES; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERIES; HEAVY OIL; INITIAL WATER SATURATIONS; LIGHT OIL; MATRIXES; OIL RECOVERIES; OIL VISCOSITIES; POROUS MEDIUMS; SANDSTONE CORES; ULTRASONIC ENERGIES; ULTRASONIC INTENSITIES; ULTRASONIC RADIATIONS; ULTRASONIC SOURCES; WATER MIXTURES;

ENGINEERS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; HEAVY WATER; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROUS MATERIALS; RECOVERY; VISCOSITY; WELL STIMULATION;

ULTRASONICS;

EID: 63849119001     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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