Aitkulov et al., 2017 - Google Patents
Alkali–cosolvent–polymer flooding for viscous oil recovery: 2D evaluationAitkulov et al., 2017
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- Aitkulov A
- Luo H
- Lu J
- Mohanty K
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- Energy & Fuels
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Waterflood in a viscous oil reservoir is not very efficient because the water fingers through the oil due to adverse viscosity. Typically, thermal methods are used to recover viscous (and heavy) oil. However, thermal methods can be inefficient when the depth of the reservoir is …
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