Heat transfer ahead of a SAGD steam chamber: A study of thermocouple data from Phase B of the Underground Test Facility (Dover Project)

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2001, CIPC 2001

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Birrell, G ^a  

^a Northstar Energy Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; TEST FACILITIES; THERMOCOUPLES;

CONDUCTION AND CONVECTIONS; NORTHSTAR; RECOVERY PROCESS; STEAM CHAMBER; TEMPERATURE DATA; UNDERGROUND TESTS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 85086057664     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2001-088     Document Type: Conference Paper

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