Modelling of cavity stability and sand production in heavy oil reservoirs

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 47-52

  Fung, L S K ^a,b,c,d   Wong, R C K ^b,c,e,f  

^a University of Calgary and Computer Modelling Group Ltd

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d Atlas Wireline Services

^e Imperial Oil Resources Canada ^*

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL SANDS; SEEPAGE; STABILITY; STABILITY CRITERIA; STRESS ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WELL PERFORATION;

COLD FLOW PRODUCTION; FLOW REGIME; FLUID PROPERTIES; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; ROCK PROPERTIES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 0030084472     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/96-02-07     Document Type: Article

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