Fast-SAGD application in the Alberta oil sands areas

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2005, CIPC 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Shin, H ^a   Polikar, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GASOLINE; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; HORIZONTAL WELLS; LAKES; OIL SANDS;

ALBERTA OIL SANDS; HIGH PERMEABILITY; NUMERICAL RESERVOIR SIMULATIONS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTIMAL RECOVERY; PROJECT ECONOMICS; RESERVOIR PARAMETERS; RESERVOIR THICKNESS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 85088772064     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2005-173     Document Type: Conference Paper

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