Practical Methods to Optimizing Production in a Heavy-Oil Carbonate Reservoir: Case Study From Issaran Field, Eastern Desert, Egypt

SPE International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Waheed, Arshad ^a   El Assal, Hossam ^a   Negm, Ehab ^a   Sanad, Medhat ^a   Sanad, Osama ^a   Tuchscherer, Gary ^b   Sayed, Mohamed ^c  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^b Scimitar Production Egypt Limited   (Egypt)

^c Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation   (Egypt)

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EID: 67650528339     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/69730-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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