A review of geological characteristics and improved oil recovery for a high temperature fractured basement reservoir, Vietnam

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 36, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 1895-1912

  Nguyen, T B N ^a   Dang, T Q C ^b   Bae, W ^a   Phung, H T ^c   Lee, W K ^d  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c RandE Institute of Vietsovpetro   (Viet Nam)

^d Korea National Oil Corporation ^*  (South Korea)

Author keywords

enhanced oil recovery methods; fracture properties; fractured basement granite reservoirs; geological characteristics

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOODS; GRANITE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FRACTURE PROPERTY; FRACTURED BASEMENT; FRACTURED BASEMENT RESERVOIRS; GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; GEOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 84904470574     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2010.549906     Document Type: Review

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