Extra-Heavy Crude Oil Downhole Upgrading Process using Hydrogen Donors under Steam Injection Conditions

SPE International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Ovalles, Cesar ^a   Vallejos, Carlos ^a,b   Vásquez, Tito ^a,b   Martinis, Jorge ^a,b   Perez Perez, Alfredo ^a,b   Cotte, Edgar ^a,b   Castellanos, Luis ^a,b   Rodríguez, Héctor ^a,b  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

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EID: 85086491366     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/69692-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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