A laboratory study of polymer flooding for improving heavy oil recovery

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2007, CIPC 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Wang, J ^a   Dong, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; EFFICIENCY; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOODS; GASOLINE; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROUS MATERIALS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SECONDARY RECOVERY; VISCOSITY;

HEAVY OIL RECOVERY; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; LABORATORY STUDIES; POTENTIAL METHODS; SOLUTION VISCOSITY; SWEEP EFFICIENCY; TERTIARY OIL RECOVERY; VISCOUS FINGERING;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

EID: 85032205377     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2007-178     Document Type: Conference Paper

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