Optimization of steam-assisted gravity drainage in McMurray reservoir

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2005, CIPC 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Gates, I D ^a   Chakrabarty, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; GASOLINE; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; STEAM;

GENETIC-ALGORITHM OPTIMIZATIONS; HEAVY OIL AND BITUMENS; HIGH INJECTION PRESSURES; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; OPTIMIZED STRATEGIES; RESERVOIR DESCRIPTION; SATURATION TEMPERATURE; STEAM-ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGES;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 85077704052     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2005-193     Document Type: Conference Paper

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