Steam alternating solvent process: lab test and simulation

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, CIPC 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Zhao, L ^a   Nasr, T N ^a   Huang, H ^a   Beaulieu, G ^a   Heck, G ^a   Golbeck, H ^a  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; GASOLINE; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLVENTS;

ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION; HEAVY OIL RECOVERY PROCESS; HISTORY MATCHING; POROUS MEDIUM; POST-RUN ANALYSIS; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR; STEAM ALTERNATING SOLVENTS; WELL CONFIGURATION;

TESTING;

EID: 85088073347     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2004-044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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