Role of foamy oil flow in cyclic steam stimulation operations

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2002, CIPC 2002

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Maini, B B ^a   Turta, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; CRUDE OIL; ELECTRIC HEATING; GASOLINE; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SAND; TESTING; WELL STIMULATION;

CYCLIC STEAM STIMULATIONS; ENHANCED PERMEABILITY; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; HIGH-PRESSURE GRADIENT; INTERMEDIATE PRESSURES; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SIGNIFICANT MECHANISM; STEADY-STATE FLOW CONDITIONS;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 85088202178     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2002-187     Document Type: Conference Paper

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