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oa Emulsified Solvent Flooding: A Non-Thermal IOR Alternative for Thin, Heavy Oil Reservoirs?
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, IOR 1995 - 8th European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, May 1995, cp-107-00058
- ISBN: 978-94-6282-125-5
Abstract
This experimental study evaluates the heavy oil recovery potential of a novel non-thermal IOR process which uses emulsified solvents to displace the oil. The process, if successful, would have wide application in thin heavy oil reservoirs (such as those in Alberta and Saskatchewan) which are urtsuitable for thermal methods due to excessive heat Iosses to underlying and overlying formations.