Wu et al., 2011 - Google Patents
Study of alkaline/polymer flooding for heavy-oil recovery using channeled sandpacksWu et al., 2011
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- Wu Y
- Dong M
- Shirif E
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- SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering
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For heavy oils with viscosities ranging from 1000 to 10 000 mPa· s in western Canada, primary production and waterflood together can recover only 8–15% of original oil in place (OOIP) at their economic limits because of the adverse mobility ratio, severe water …
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