Evaluation of EOR techniques for medium-heavy oil reservoirs with a strong bottom aquifer in south Oman

SPE EOR Conference at Oil and Gas West Asia 2010, OGWA - EOR Challenges, Experiences and Opportunities in the Middle East

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 180-192

  Brooks, A D ^a   De Zwart, A H ^a   Bychkov, A ^a   Al Azri, N ^a   Hern, C Y ^a   Al Ajmi, W ^b   Mukmin, M ^b  

^a Shell International Exploration and Production BV ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM WATER; BROWN FIELDS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; FULLY INTEGRATED; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; HIGH PERMEABILITY; HIGH WATER-CUT; HIGH-PRESSURE STEAM; NON-TRIVIAL; OIL COLUMN; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL RATES; OIL RECOVERIES; OIL VISCOSITY; POLYMER FLOODING; PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION; PRODUCTION WELLS; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; STEAM INJECTION; TARGET VOLUMES; WATER BREAKTHROUGH;

AQUIFERS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; HORIZONTAL WELLS; IN SITU COMBUSTION; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; POLYMERS; RECOVERY; VISCOSITY; WATER INJECTION;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 77957934701     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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