CA1015656A - Solvent process for developing interwell communication path in a viscous petroleum containing formation such as a tar sand deposit - Google Patents

Solvent process for developing interwell communication path in a viscous petroleum containing formation such as a tar sand deposit

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CA1015656A
CA1015656A CA209,431A CA209431A CA1015656A CA 1015656 A CA1015656 A CA 1015656A CA 209431 A CA209431 A CA 209431A CA 1015656 A CA1015656 A CA 1015656A
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US10041340B2 (en) 2013-12-19 2018-08-07 Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Recovery from a hydrocarbon reservoir by conducting an exothermic reaction to produce a solvent and injecting the solvent into a hydrocarbon reservoir
US10012064B2 (en) 2015-04-09 2018-07-03 Highlands Natural Resources, Plc Gas diverter for well and reservoir stimulation
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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
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