Laboratory investigation of E-beam heavy oil upgrading

SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 616-623

  Yang, D ^a   Kim, J ^a   Silva, P C F ^a   Barrufet, M A ^a   Moreira, R ^a   Sosa, J M ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Total Petrochemicals

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CATALYSTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CRUDE OIL; ELECTRON BEAMS; GASOLINE; INVESTMENTS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; PROVEN RESERVES; THERMAL ENERGY;

COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CRITICAL PROBLEMS; E-BEAM PROCESSING; ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION; HEAVY OIL AND BITUMENS; HEAVY OIL UPGRADING; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; PRODUCTION AND TRANSPORTATIONS;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 70449424366     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/121911-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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