Insights into heavy oil recovery by surfactant, polymer and ASP flooding

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Heavy Oil Conference Canada 2013

Volumn 1, Issue , 2013, Pages 631-645

  Bryan, J ^a   Shamekhi, H ^b   Su, S ^c   Kantzas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Equinox Engineering Ltd   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION OF POLYMER; DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURES; HEAVY OIL RECOVERY; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; LABORATORY STUDIES; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESIDUAL OIL SATURATION; VARIABLE VISCOSITY;

CRUDE OIL; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THERMAL OIL RECOVERY; VISCOSITY; WATER INJECTION;

FLOODS;

EID: 84883412066     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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