Geological controls on the origin of heavy oil and tar sands and their impacts on in situ recovery

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2006, CIPC 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Huang, H ^a,b   Bennett, B ^a   Oldenburg, T ^a   Adams, J ^a   Larter, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; GASOLINE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; OIL SANDS; OIL WELL COMPLETION; PETROLEUM REFINING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RISK PERCEPTION; TAR;

BIODEGRADATION MODEL; CONVENTIONAL OIL; GEOCHEMICAL APPROACHES; GEOLOGICAL CONTROL; GEOLOGICAL FACTORS; MINERAL DISSOLUTION; PRODUCTION ALLOCATION; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 85088353024     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2006-045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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