Deep conformance control by a novel thermally activated particle system to improve sweep efficiency in mature waterfloods of the San Jorge Basin

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 581-590

  Mustoni, J L ^a   Norman, C A ^a   Denyer, P ^b  

^a Pan American Energy ^*  (United States)

^b BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION MONITORING; ARGENTINA; CANDIDATE SELECTION; CONFORMANCE CONTROL; FIELD SCALE; FLUVIAL SYSTEMS; INJECTED WATER; INJECTION WATER; MOBILITY RATIOS; OIL RECOVERIES; OIL SATURATION; OPERATIONAL ASPECTS; PARTICLE SYSTEMS; PARTICLE TECHNOLOGY; PERMEABILITY CONTRASTS; PILOT APPLICATIONS; RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; RESERVOIR CHARACTER; RESERVOIR ROCK; ROCK PROPERTIES; SWEEP EFFICIENCY; TECHNICAL FAILURES; THERMALLY ACTIVATED; THIEF ZONE; TREATMENT DESIGN; TREATMENT SELECTION; WATER FLOOD;

FLOODS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RECOVERY; WATER RECYCLING;

WATER INJECTION;

EID: 77954270281     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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