CA2965117A1 - Methodes d'amelioration de l'efficacite de balayage dans les procedes de recuperation de bitume sur place - Google Patents
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| CA2965117A CA2965117A1 (fr) | 2017-04-25 | 2017-04-25 | Methodes d'amelioration de l'efficacite de balayage dans les procedes de recuperation de bitume sur place |
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| CA2965117A CA2965117A1 (fr) | 2017-04-25 | 2017-04-25 | Methodes d'amelioration de l'efficacite de balayage dans les procedes de recuperation de bitume sur place |
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| 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 |
| CN111749663A (zh) * | 2019-03-27 | 2020-10-09 | 中国石油天然气股份有限公司 | 一种分层注聚用配注器，聚合物智能化分注系统及应用 |
| 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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| 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 |
| CN111749663A (zh) * | 2019-03-27 | 2020-10-09 | 中国石油天然气股份有限公司 | 一种分层注聚用配注器，聚合物智能化分注系统及应用 |
| CN111749663B (zh) * | 2019-03-27 | 2022-08-30 | 中国石油天然气股份有限公司 | 一种分层注聚用配注器，聚合物智能化分注系统及应用 |
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