Scaling of co-current and counter-current capillary imbibition for surfactant and polymer injection in naturally fractured reservoirs

SPE/AAPG Western Regional Meetings

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 641-653

  Babadagli, T ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BRINES; CRUDE PETROLEUM; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); INJECTION (OIL WELLS); POLYMERS; ROCKS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

GRAVITY FORCES; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; RECOVERY RATE; SCALE-UP PROCESSES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0003243957     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/62848-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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