Investigation of the effect of temperature on heavy oil recovery by imbibition mechanism

Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium 1997, ITOHOS 1997

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 385-394

  Donmez, Ayse ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; DYNAMICS; FRACTURE; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; RECOVERY; SECONDARY RECOVERY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EXPANSION; VISCOSITY;

EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; EFFECTIVE MECHANISMS; MATRIX-FRACTURE TRANSFER FUNCTION; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; OIL RECOVERY MECHANISMS; SATURATION DISTRIBUTION; SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL GLASS;

THERMAL OIL RECOVERY;

EID: 84901013398     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/37555-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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