The dominant mechanism of enhanced heavy oil recovery by chemical flooding in a two-dimensional physical model

Fuel

Volumn 108, Issue , 2013, Pages 261-268

  Zhou, Xiaodong ^a   Dong, Mingzhe ^a   Maini, Brij ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

2 D model; Chemical flooding; Enhanced oil recovery; Flood test; Heavy oil

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CRUDE OIL; FLOODS; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POLYMERS; TESTING; WATER INJECTION; WELL FLOODING;

2-D MODEL; CHEMICAL FLOODING; DOMINANT MECHANISM; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; GOOD CORRELATIONS; HEAVY OIL RECOVERY; POLYMER FLOODING; TERTIARY OIL RECOVERY;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 84876400466     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2013.02.012     Document Type: Article

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