Estimation of diffusion coefficients in bitumen solvent mixtures using X-ray CAT scanning and low field NMR

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, CIPC 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Wen, Y ^a,b   Kantzas, A ^a   Wang, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Devon Canada Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CRUDE OIL; GASOLINE; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; MIXTURES; SCANNING; SOLVENTS; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; COEFFICIENT MEASUREMENT; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; HEAVY OIL AND BITUMENS; SOLVENT CONTENT; SOLVENT INJECTION; SOLVENT MIXTURES; VISCOSITY REDUCTION;

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EID: 85085851065     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2004-064     Document Type: Conference Paper

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