Two-phase oil migration in compacting sedimentary basins modelled by the finite element method

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 91-120

  Wangen, Magnus ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Compaction; Finite elements; Immiscible two phase flow; Oil migration

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; HEAT CONVECTION; HYDROCARBONS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SETTLING TANKS; TEMPERATURE; TWO PHASE FLOW;

LAGRANGIAN COORDINATES; ONE DIMENSIONAL FRACTIONAL FLOW BASED MIGRATION MODEL; TEMPERATURE EQUATION; TWO PHASE OIL MIGRATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

COMPACTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; OIL MIGRATION; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

EID: 0031077749     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9853(199702)21:2<91::AID-NAG860>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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