The depressurization of water-flooded reservoirs: Wettability and critical gas saturation

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-123

  Hawes, R I ^a   Dawe, R A ^a   Evans, R N ^a   Grattoni, C A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical gas saturation; Depressurization; Water flooded reservoirs; Wettability

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL GAS SATURATION; DEPRESSURIZATION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; WATER FLOODING; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0029729587     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/petgeo.2.2.117     Document Type: Article

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