Evaluation of alkali-surfactant effectiveness by single well test pilot in a Malaysian offshore field environment

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Enhanced Oil Recovery Conference 2011, EORC 2011

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 658-665

  Abdul Manap, Arif Azhan ^a   Chong, Mizan Omar ^a   Sai, Rithauddin M ^a   Zainal, Suzalina ^a   Yahaya, A Wafi ^a   Othman, Mohamad ^a  

^a PETRONAS CARIGALI SDN BHD   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FIELD APPLICATION; INJECTION WATER; LIMITED SPACE; MALAYSIA; MALAYSIANS; OFFSHORE FIELDS; OFFSHORE LOCATIONS; PILOT DESIGN; PILOT OPERATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY FACTORS; RESERVOIR DYNAMICS; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; RESIDUAL OIL SATURATION; SATELLITE PLATFORMS; SINGLE WELL; SINGLE WELL CHEMICAL TRACER TESTS; WATER SOFTENING; WELL BORE;

DECISION MAKING; ENHANCED RECOVERY; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; QUALITY CONTROL; RECOVERY; SEAWATER; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER INJECTION; WELL TESTING;

OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS;

EID: 80755129403     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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