CA2147079C - Procede et appareil pour la recuperation d'hydrocarbures a partir d'un gisement - Google Patents
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- CA2147079C CA2147079C CA002147079A CA2147079A CA2147079C CA 2147079 C CA2147079 C CA 2147079C CA 002147079 A CA002147079 A CA 002147079A CA 2147079 A CA2147079 A CA 2147079A CA 2147079 C CA2147079 C CA 2147079C
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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
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CA002147079A CA2147079C (fr) | 1995-04-13 | 1995-04-13 | Procede et appareil pour la recuperation d'hydrocarbures a partir d'un gisement |
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CA002147079A CA2147079C (fr) | 1995-04-13 | 1995-04-13 | Procede et appareil pour la recuperation d'hydrocarbures a partir d'un gisement |
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CA2147079A1 CA2147079A1 (fr) | 1996-10-14 |
CA2147079C true CA2147079C (fr) | 2006-10-10 |
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US8752623B2 (en) | 2010-02-17 | 2014-06-17 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Solvent separation in a solvent-dominated recovery process |
US8684079B2 (en) | 2010-03-16 | 2014-04-01 | Exxonmobile Upstream Research Company | Use of a solvent and emulsion for in situ oil recovery |
US8899321B2 (en) | 2010-05-26 | 2014-12-02 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Method of distributing a viscosity reducing solvent to a set of wells |
US9970282B2 (en) | 2013-09-09 | 2018-05-15 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Recovery from a hydrocarbon reservoir |
US9970283B2 (en) | 2013-09-09 | 2018-05-15 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Recovery from a hydrocarbon reservoir |
US10000998B2 (en) | 2013-12-19 | 2018-06-19 | Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company | Recovery from a hydrocarbon reservoir |
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 |
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