Investigation of cyclic solvent injection process for heavy oil recovery

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2009, CIPC 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ivory, J ^a   Chang, J ^a   Coates, R ^a   Forshner, K ^a  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CRUDE OIL; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DISSOLUTION; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; GASOLINE; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; NUMERICAL MODELS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL SANDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SOLVENTS;

ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCILS; EQUILIBRIUM CONCENTRATION; EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATIONS; GAS PHASE COMPOSITION; GAS PHASE PERMEABILITY; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; ORIGINAL OIL IN PLACES; PARAMETRIC SIMULATIONS;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 85085407888     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2009-161     Document Type: Conference Paper

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