Experimental Study of Morichal Heavy Oil Recovery Using Combined Steam and Propane Injection

SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Goite, J G ^a,b   Mamora, D D ^a   Ferguson, M A ^a,c  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

^c Texas A and M U   (United States)

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EID: 79952966953     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/69566-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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