Noncondensable gas steam-assisted gravity drainage

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 83-96

  Canbolat, S ^a   Akin, S ^a   Kovscek, A R ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravity drainage; Heavy oil; Noncondensable gases; Thermal oil recovery

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY DRAINAGE; OIL RECOVERY; THERMAL GRAVITY; WELL SEPARATIONS;

BUTANE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONDENSATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DATA REDUCTION; DRAINAGE; LIMESTONE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STEAM; VISCOSITY;

GRAVITATION;

DRAINAGE; GRAVITY FLOW; HEAVY OIL; RECOVERY METHOD; STEAM INJECTION;

EID: 8744272172     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2004.04.006     Document Type: Article

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