Assessment of foam for GOR control to optimize miscible gas injection recovery

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 80-90

  Cubillos, Helber ^a   Montes, Jesús ^a   Prieto, Carlos ^a   Romero, Pedro ^a  

^a CEPSA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED RECOVERY; GASES; MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SECONDARY RECOVERY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

INJECTION TECHNIQUES; MISCIBLE GAS FLOODS; MISCIBLE GAS INJECTION; OPTIMUM CONCENTRATION; PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; WATER ALTERNATING GAS;

FOAM CONTROL;

EID: 84864012604     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/152113-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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