The effect of scale on the primary depletion of heavy oil solution gas drive

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2006, CIPC 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Goodarzi, N N ^a   Kantzas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; DIGITAL STORAGE; GASOLINE;

PRESSURE DEPLETION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SAND PRODUCTION; SOLUTION GAS DRIVE;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 85044120418     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2006-087     Document Type: Conference Paper

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