Application of Streamtube Techniques to Full-Field Waterflood Simulation

SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 211-217

  Emanuel, A S ^a   Milliken, W J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

FULL FIELD WATERFLOOD SIMULATION; STREAMTUBE TECHNIQUES;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

EID: 0031210566     PISSN: 08859248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/30758-pa     Document Type: Article

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