CA2804521A1 - Systemes et procedes utilisant un agent a double fonction pour augmenter la production d'hydrocarbures visqueux a partir d'une formation souterraine - Google Patents
Systemes et procedes utilisant un agent a double fonction pour augmenter la production d'hydrocarbures visqueux a partir d'une formation souterraine Download PDFInfo
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| US9163491B2 (en) | 2011-10-21 | 2015-10-20 | Nexen Energy Ulc | Steam assisted gravity drainage processes with the addition of oxygen |
| US9803456B2 (en) | 2011-07-13 | 2017-10-31 | Nexen Energy Ulc | SAGDOX geometry for impaired bitumen reservoirs |
| US10487636B2 (en) | 2017-07-27 | 2019-11-26 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Enhanced methods for recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation as a follow-up to thermal recovery processes |
| US11002123B2 (en) | 2017-08-31 | 2021-05-11 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Thermal recovery methods for recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation |
| US11142681B2 (en) | 2017-06-29 | 2021-10-12 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Chasing solvent for enhanced recovery processes |
| US11261725B2 (en) | 2017-10-24 | 2022-03-01 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Systems and methods for estimating and controlling liquid level using periodic shut-ins |
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| US9803456B2 (en) | 2011-07-13 | 2017-10-31 | Nexen Energy Ulc | SAGDOX geometry for impaired bitumen reservoirs |
| US9163491B2 (en) | 2011-10-21 | 2015-10-20 | Nexen Energy Ulc | Steam assisted gravity drainage processes with the addition of oxygen |
| US11142681B2 (en) | 2017-06-29 | 2021-10-12 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Chasing solvent for enhanced recovery processes |
| US10487636B2 (en) | 2017-07-27 | 2019-11-26 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Enhanced methods for recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation as a follow-up to thermal recovery processes |
| US11002123B2 (en) | 2017-08-31 | 2021-05-11 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Thermal recovery methods for recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation |
| US11261725B2 (en) | 2017-10-24 | 2022-03-01 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Systems and methods for estimating and controlling liquid level using periodic shut-ins |
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