EOR Processes, Opportunities and Technological Advancements
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes are well known for their efficiency in incrementing oil production; however, the selection of the most suitable method to adopt for specific field applications is challenging. Hence, this chapter presents an overview of different EOR techniques currently applied...
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| author | Nwidee, Lezorgia Nekabari Theophilus, S. Barifcani, Ahmed Sarmadivaleh, Mohammad Iglauer, Stefan |
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| description | Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes are well known for their efficiency in incrementing oil production; however, the selection of the most suitable method to adopt for specific field applications is challenging. Hence, this chapter presents an overview of different EOR techniques currently applied in oil fields, the opportunities associated with these techniques, key technological advancements to guide the decision-making process for optimum applicability and productivity and a brief review of field applications. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-501392017-09-13T15:37:42Z EOR Processes, Opportunities and Technological Advancements Nwidee, Lezorgia Nekabari Theophilus, S. Barifcani, Ahmed Sarmadivaleh, Mohammad Iglauer, Stefan Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes are well known for their efficiency in incrementing oil production; however, the selection of the most suitable method to adopt for specific field applications is challenging. Hence, this chapter presents an overview of different EOR techniques currently applied in oil fields, the opportunities associated with these techniques, key technological advancements to guide the decision-making process for optimum applicability and productivity and a brief review of field applications. 2016 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50139 10.5772/64828 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Nwidee, Lezorgia Nekabari Theophilus, S. Barifcani, Ahmed Sarmadivaleh, Mohammad Iglauer, Stefan EOR Processes, Opportunities and Technological Advancements |
| title | EOR Processes, Opportunities and Technological Advancements |
| title_full | EOR Processes, Opportunities and Technological Advancements |
| title_fullStr | EOR Processes, Opportunities and Technological Advancements |
| title_full_unstemmed | EOR Processes, Opportunities and Technological Advancements |
| title_short | EOR Processes, Opportunities and Technological Advancements |
| title_sort | eor processes, opportunities and technological advancements |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50139 |