Heavy oil flow under solution-gas drive: Non-thermodynamic equilibrium

Annual Technical Meeting 1997, ATM 1997

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Wong, R C K ^a   Guo, F ^b   Weaver, J S ^c   Barr, W E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Geo X Systems Ltd   (Canada)

^c Imperial Oil Ltd Resources Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; DIGITAL STORAGE; EXPANSION; GASES; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

BLACK-OIL MODELING; DIFFUSIVITY EQUATION; PRESSURE DEPENDENT; PRESSURE DEPLETION; RESERVOIR PORE PRESSURE; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA; TRANSIENT PRESSURE ANALYSIS; TRANSIENT PRESSURES;

TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 85088073364     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/97-127     Document Type: Conference Paper

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