Polymer flood technology for heavy oil recovery

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2007, CIPC 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Wassmuth, F R ^a   Green, K ^a   Hodgins, L ^a   Turta, A T ^a  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOODS; GASOLINE; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; HORIZONTAL WELLS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SECONDARY RECOVERY;

ECONOMIC POTENTIALS; ECONOMIC PRODUCTION; HEAVY OIL RECOVERY; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY; POLYMER TECHNOLOGY; RECOVERY MECHANISMS; SUITABLE CONDITIONS;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

EID: 85032188456     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2007-182     Document Type: Conference Paper

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