Mobility and conformance control for CO2 EOR via thickeners, foams, and gels - A literature review of 40 years of research and pilot tests

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages 910-921

  Enick, R M ^a   Olsen, D ^b   Ammer, J ^c   Schuller, W ^d  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b IBM   (United States)

^c US DOE National Energy Technology Lab   (United States)

^d URS Corporarion ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRELS OF OIL PER DAYS; CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; CONFORMANCE CONTROL; CRUDE OIL PRICES; CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FOSSIL ENERGY; GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS; HIGH MOBILITY; INJECTIVITY; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MOBILITY CONTROL; NATURAL CO; NEW SOLUTIONS; OIL RECOVERY PROCESS; ORIGINAL OIL IN PLACES; PILOT TESTS; PROFILE MODIFICATION; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SWEEP EFFICIENCY; TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES; THIEF ZONE; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; VISCOUS FINGERING; WELL CONTROL;

CARBON CAPTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE PROCESS; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CRUDE OIL; ENHANCED RECOVERY; GELS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; INVESTMENTS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RECOVERY; TECHNOLOGY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84864002315     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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