CA2240786C - Recuperation de petrole visqueux a partir d'un puits horizontal par injection de vapeur - Google Patents

Recuperation de petrole visqueux a partir d'un puits horizontal par injection de vapeur Download PDF

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Publication number: CA2240786C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: steam; wellbore; formation; horizontal section; oil
Prior art date: 1997-06-23
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

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CA 2240786

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Robert P. Lesage

Mehmet Saltuklaroglu

Hong Sheh Lu

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ExxonMobil Oil Corp

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ExxonMobil Oil Corp

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1997-06-23

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1998-06-16

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2006-06-13

1997-06-23 Priority claimed from US08/881,020 external-priority patent/US5931230A/en

1998-06-16 Application filed by ExxonMobil Oil Corp filed Critical ExxonMobil Oil Corp

1998-12-23 Publication of CA2240786A1 publication Critical patent/CA2240786A1/fr

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CA 2240786 1997-06-23 1998-06-16 Recuperation de petrole visqueux a partir d'un puits horizontal par injection de vapeur Expired - Lifetime CA2240786C (fr)

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Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US08/881,020		1997-06-23
US08/881,020 US5931230A (en)	1996-02-20	1997-06-23	Visicous oil recovery using steam in horizontal well

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CA2240786A1 CA2240786A1 (fr)	1998-12-23
CA2240786C true CA2240786C (fr)	2006-06-13

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