CA2756389A1 - Ameliorer la recuperation d'un reservoir d'hydrocarbures - Google Patents
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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
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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
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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
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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
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| CA2756389A CA2756389C (fr) | 2011-10-28 | 2011-10-28 | Ameliorer la recuperation d'un reservoir d'hydrocarbures |
| US13/651,231 US20130105147A1 (en) | 2011-10-28 | 2012-10-12 | Recovery From A Hydrocarbon Reservoir |
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| CA2756389A CA2756389C (fr) | 2011-10-28 | 2011-10-28 | Ameliorer la recuperation d'un reservoir d'hydrocarbures |
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| CA2756389A1 true CA2756389A1 (fr) | 2013-04-28 |
| CA2756389C CA2756389C (fr) | 2018-10-30 |
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| CA2972203C (fr) | 2017-06-29 | 2018-07-17 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Solvant de chasse destine aux procedes ameliores de recuperation |
| CA2974712C (fr) | 2017-07-27 | 2018-09-25 | Imperial Oil Resources Limited | Methodes ameliorees de recuperation d'hydrocarbures visqueux d'une formation souterraine comme etape qui suit des procedes de recuperation thermique |
| CA2978157C (fr) | 2017-08-31 | 2018-10-16 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Methodes de recuperation thermique servant a recuperer des hydrocarbures visqueux d'une formation souterraine |
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| CN106761604A (zh) * | 2016-12-27 | 2017-05-31 | 中国海洋石油总公司 | 一种大斜度井智能分层采油管柱及其作业方法 |
| CN106761604B (zh) * | 2016-12-27 | 2019-03-22 | 中国海洋石油总公司 | 一种大斜度井智能分层采油管柱及其作业方法 |
| CN109594969A (zh) * | 2017-09-28 | 2019-04-09 | 中国石油天然气股份有限公司 | 蒸汽腔的解析方法 |
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| CA2756389C (fr) | 2018-10-30 |
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