Successful field application of surfactant additives to enhance thermal recovery of heavy oil

SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, MEOS, Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 310-316

  Srivastava, P ^a   Castro, L ^a  

^a BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; CRUDE OIL; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM ADDITIVES; RECOVERY; SANDSTONE; STEAM ENGINEERING; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ALBERTA , CANADA; CYCLIC STEAM STIMULATIONS; FIELD APPLICATION; PRIMARY CONTROL; SANDSTONE FORMATIONS; SPREADING AGENTS; THERMAL APPLICATIONS; THERMAL RECOVERY;

THERMAL OIL RECOVERY;

EID: 84856652988     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/140180-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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