Investigation of Primary Recovery in Low-Permeability Oil Formations: A Look at the Cardium Formation, Alberta (Canada)

Tight oil formations (permeability < 1 mD) in Western Canada have recently emerged as a reliable resource of light oil supply owing to the use of multifractured horizontal wells. The Cardium formation, which contains 25% of Alberta’s total discovered light oil (according to Alberta Energy Resourc...

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Main Authors: Ghaderi S.M., Clarkson C.R., Kaviani D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2014-12-01
Series:Oil & Gas Science and Technology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2516/ogst/2012091