Practical considerations in developing numerical simulators for thermal recovery

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 2-4, 1996, Pages 281-290

  Abou Kassem, J H ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYSTERESIS; IN SITU COMBUSTION; IN SITU PROCESSING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

HYSTERESIS EFFECTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATORS; STEAM INJECTION; TIME STEP SIZE CONTROL;

THERMAL OIL RECOVERY;

EID: 0030213606     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-4105(96)00012-5     Document Type: Article

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