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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2014-12-01
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Series: | Oil & Gas Science and Technology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2516/ogst/2012091 |