Flow visualization studies of solution gas drive process in heavy oil reservoirs using a glass micromodel

Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium 1997, ITOHOS 1997

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 57-65

  Bora, R ^a   Maini, B B ^b   Chakma, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Petroleum Recovery Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; FLOW VISUALIZATION; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; GLASS MICROMODEL; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; LARGE POPULATION; PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT; SOLUTION GAS DRIVE; VISCOUS COUPLING EFFECTS; VISUALIZATION EXPERIMENT;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 85055864064     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/37519-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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