Heavy oil waterflooding: Effects of flow rate and oil viscosity

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2007, CIPC 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Mai, A ^a   Kantzas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; GASOLINE; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SECONDARY RECOVERY; THERMAL OIL RECOVERY; VISCOSITY;

CAPILLARY FORCE; COLD PRODUCTION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HIGH VISCOSITIES; IMPROVE OIL RECOVERY; INJECTION RATES; WATER IMBIBITION; WATER INJECTION RATE;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

EID: 85088764184     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2007-144     Document Type: Conference Paper

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