Study of alkaline/polymer flooding for heavy-oil recovery using Channeled Sandpacks

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 310-319

  Wu, Yongge ^a   Dong, Mingzhe ^b   Shirif, Ezeddin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CHEMICALS; CRUDE OIL; EFFICIENCY; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOODS; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; POLYMERS; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SECONDARY RECOVERY; SODIUM CARBONATE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; VISCOSITY; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

DISPLACEMENT EFFICIENCY; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; LOW PERMEABILITY ZONE; ORIGINAL OIL IN PLACES; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; RESIDUAL OIL DISTRIBUTION; SANDSTONE FORMATIONS; TERTIARY OIL RECOVERY;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

BRINE; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HEAVY OIL; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MOBILITY; PERMEABILITY; POLYMER; POROSITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SAND;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 79958702141     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/137460-PA     Document Type: Article

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