CA2766849A1 - Recuperation d'un reservoir d'hydrocarbures utilisant un melange de vapeur et un solvant volatil - Google Patents
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| CA2766849A CA2766849C (fr) | 2012-02-06 | 2012-02-06 | Recuperation d'un reservoir d'hydrocarbures utilisant un melange de vapeur et un solvant volatil |
| US13/720,963 US20130199780A1 (en) | 2012-02-06 | 2012-12-19 | Recovery from a hydrocarbon reservoir |
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| CA2766849A CA2766849C (fr) | 2012-02-06 | 2012-02-06 | Recuperation d'un reservoir d'hydrocarbures utilisant un melange de vapeur et un solvant volatil |
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| CA2766849A1 true CA2766849A1 (fr) | 2013-08-06 |
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| US9638000B2 (en) | 2014-07-10 | 2017-05-02 | Inflow Systems Inc. | Method and apparatus for controlling the flow of fluids into wellbore tubulars |
| CN114033342A (zh) * | 2020-07-21 | 2022-02-11 | 中国石油化工股份有限公司 | 一种实现深层低渗稠油有效动用的降粘引驱方法 |
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