CA2584712A1 - Procedes permettant d'ameliorer la production de petrole lourd - Google Patents
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- CA2584712A1 CA2584712A1 CA 2584712 CA2584712A CA2584712A1 CA 2584712 A1 CA2584712 A1 CA 2584712A1 CA 2584712 CA2584712 CA 2584712 CA 2584712 A CA2584712 A CA 2584712A CA 2584712 A1 CA2584712 A1 CA 2584712A1
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Classifications
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
- E21B43/162—Injecting fluid from longitudinally spaced locations in injection well
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B34/00—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells
- E21B34/06—Valve arrangements for boreholes or wells in wells
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/30—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells
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- General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
- Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA2584712A CA2584712C (fr) | 2007-04-13 | 2007-04-13 | Procedes permettant d'ameliorer la production de petrole lourd |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA2584712A CA2584712C (fr) | 2007-04-13 | 2007-04-13 | Procedes permettant d'ameliorer la production de petrole lourd |
Publications (2)
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| CA2584712A1 true CA2584712A1 (fr) | 2008-10-13 |
| CA2584712C CA2584712C (fr) | 2014-03-18 |
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| CA2584712A Active CA2584712C (fr) | 2007-04-13 | 2007-04-13 | Procedes permettant d'ameliorer la production de petrole lourd |
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| CA (1) | CA2584712C (fr) |
Cited By (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8770289B2 (en) | 2011-12-16 | 2014-07-08 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Method and system for lifting fluids from a reservoir |
| US8985205B2 (en) | 2009-12-21 | 2015-03-24 | N-Solv Heavy Oil Corporation | Multi-step solvent extraction process for heavy oil reservoirs |
| CN104989345A (zh) * | 2015-06-12 | 2015-10-21 | 中国石油天然气股份有限公司 | 一种单水平井溶剂辅助的开采方法 |
| US9321967B2 (en) | 2009-08-17 | 2016-04-26 | Brack Capital Energy Technologies Limited | Oil sands extraction |
| US9359868B2 (en) | 2012-06-22 | 2016-06-07 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Recovery from a subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir |
Families Citing this family (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN111122110B (zh) * | 2018-11-01 | 2022-05-03 | 中国石油化工股份有限公司 | 可调节角度的自适应调流控水装置两相流测试方法及系统 |
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Cited By (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US9321967B2 (en) | 2009-08-17 | 2016-04-26 | Brack Capital Energy Technologies Limited | Oil sands extraction |
| US8985205B2 (en) | 2009-12-21 | 2015-03-24 | N-Solv Heavy Oil Corporation | Multi-step solvent extraction process for heavy oil reservoirs |
| US8770289B2 (en) | 2011-12-16 | 2014-07-08 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Method and system for lifting fluids from a reservoir |
| US9359868B2 (en) | 2012-06-22 | 2016-06-07 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Recovery from a subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir |
| CN104989345A (zh) * | 2015-06-12 | 2015-10-21 | 中国石油天然气股份有限公司 | 一种单水平井溶剂辅助的开采方法 |
| CN104989345B (zh) * | 2015-06-12 | 2017-09-15 | 中国石油天然气股份有限公司 | 一种单水平井溶剂辅助的开采方法 |
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| CA2584712C (fr) | 2014-03-18 |
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Legal Events
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| EEER | Examination request |