The origin, prediction and impact of oil viscosity heterogeneity on the production characteristics of tar sand and heavy oil reservoirs

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2006, CIPC 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Larter, S R ^a   Adams, J ^a   Gates, I D ^a   Bennett, B ^a   Huang, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; GASOLINE; GEOLOGY; MIXING; OIL FIELDS; OIL SANDS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SAND; TAR; VISCOSITY;

CYCLIC STEAM STIMULATIONS; EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTIONS; GEOLOGICAL HETEROGENEITIES; PRODUCTION CHARACTERISTICS; RESERVOIR HETEROGENEITY; RESERVOIR SIMULATION MODEL; STEAM-ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGES; THERMAL RESERVOIR SIMULATION;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 85055130391     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2006-134     Document Type: Conference Paper

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