Design and implementation of a miscible water-alternating-gas flood at Prudhoe bay

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1984-September, Issue , 1984, Pages

  Rupp, K A ^a   Nelson, W C ^b   Christian, L D ^c   Zimmerman, K A ^d   Metz, B E ^e   Styler, J W ^a  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b Arco Oil and Gas Co   (United States)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^d Sohio Alaska Petroleum Company   (United States)

^e ARCO Intl Oil and Gas Co ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ENGINEERS; FLOODS; GASES; GASOLINE; OIL WELL FLOODING; OIL WELL LOGGING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; RADIOACTIVITY LOGGING; SECONDARY RECOVERY;

CASED-HOLE LOGGING; CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; OBSERVATION WELLS; ORIGINAL OIL IN PLACES; SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; TOTAL PORE VOLUME; WATER ALTERNATING GAS;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

EID: 84994192041     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/13272-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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