Experimental study of solvent flooding to heavy oil in fractured five-spot micro-models: The role of fracture geometrical characteristics

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 36-43

  Farzaneh, S A ^a   Kharrat, R ^a   Ghazanfari, M H ^b  

^a Tehran Petroleum Research Center   (Iran)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; FRACTURE; GEOMETRY; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; IMAGE PROCESSING; OIL WELL FLOODING; PROVEN RESERVES; SOLVENTS;

ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; GEOMETRICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MISCIBLE INJECTIONS; MIXED HYDROCARBONS; OIL RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; ORIENTATION ANGLES; SOLVENT COMPOSITION;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 77749243036     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/134246-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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