3-D pore-scale modelling of sandstones and flow simulations in the pore networks

SPE Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 136-149

  Bakke, Stig ^a,b,c   Øren, Pål Eric ^a,d,e  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FLOW SIMULATION; PORE NETWORKS; SANDSTONE MODELS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0031165394     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/35479-PA     Document Type: Article

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