Reducing heavy oil carbon footprint and enhancing production through CO2 injection

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1783-1793

  Emadi, Alireza ^a   Sohrabi, Mehran ^a   Jamiolahmady, Mahmoud ^a   Ireland, Shaun ^a   Robertson, Graeme ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide geological storage; Enhanced oil recovery; Extra heavy oil; Heavy oil; Secondary CO2 flood; Tertiary CO2 flood

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE GEOLOGICAL STORAGE; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; EXTRA-HEAVY OIL; HEAVY OIL; SECONDARY CO2 FLOOD; TERTIARY CO2 FLOOD;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CRUDE OIL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY WATER; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RECOVERY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SECONDARY RECOVERY; THERMAL OIL RECOVERY; WATER INJECTION; WELL STIMULATION;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 79960722757     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2010.08.008     Document Type: Article

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