Single well alkaline-surfactant injectivity improvement test in the big sinking field

SPE - DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Miller, Bernie J ^a,b   Pitts, Malcolm J ^c   Dowling, Phillip ^c   Wilson, Dan ^c  

^a Miller Energy Technologies   (United States)

^b LLC ^*

^c Surtek Inc   (United States)

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EID: 85088187332     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/89384-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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