Propane-enriched CO 2 immiscible flooding for improved heavy oil recovery

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2124-2135

  Luo, Peng ^a   Zhang, Yiping ^a,b   Wang, Xiaoqi ^a   Huang, Sam ^a  

^a SASKATCHEWAN RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^b Energy Resources Conservation Board   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; COREFLOOD; GAS FLOODING; GAS UTILIZATION; HEAVY OIL; HEAVY OIL RECOVERY; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; IMPROVING RECOVERY FACTOR; LIVE OIL; OIL RECOVERIES; OIL VISCOSITY; OPERATING PRESSURE; ORIGINAL OIL IN PLACES; PRESSURE-VOLUME-TEMPERATURES; SASKATCHEWAN , CANADA; SOLVENT MIXTURES; THERMAL RECOVERY METHOD; VISCOUS HEAVY OIL; WATER ALTERNATING GAS;

GASES; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; MIXTURES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PROPANE; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SOLVENTS; THERMAL OIL RECOVERY; WELL STIMULATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84860163817     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef201653u     Document Type: Article

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