Design of the steam and solvent injection strategy in expanding-solvent steam-assisted gravity drainage

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2006, CIPC 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Gates, I D ^a   Chakrabarty, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; CRUDE OIL; DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GASOLINE; NATURAL GAS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM ADDITIVES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RECOVERY; SOLVENTS; STEAM; WATER TREATMENT;

HEAVY OIL AND BITUMENS; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; HIGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OIL-PRODUCTION RATES; OPERATING PRESSURE; PROCESS PARAMETERS; SOLVENT INJECTION; STEAM-ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGES;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 85088058640     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2006-023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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