Experiments and numerical simulations of fluid flow in a cross layered reservoir model

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 49-60

  Eilertsen, Terje ^a   Børresen, Knut A ^a   Bertin, Henri ^b   Graue, Arne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b ARTS ET MÉTIERS PARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Capillary forces; Heterogeneity; Immiscible displacement; Residual oil saturation; Two phase flow; Viscous forces

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL FLOODING; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); TWO PHASE FLOW;

CROSS LAYERED RESERVOIRS; HETEROGENEITY; IMMISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT; RESIDUAL OIL SATURATION; VISCOUS FORCES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

FLUID FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; RESERVOIR;

CAPILLIARY FORCE; HETEROGENEITY; IMMISCIBLE FLUID; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOUS FORCE;

EID: 0031184460     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(97)00018-1     Document Type: Article

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