Effect of Pressure on Improved Oilflood Recovery from Tertiary Gas Injection

SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-187

  Grigg, R B ^a   Gregory, M D ^a   Purkaple, J D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED RECOVERY; OIL WELL FLOODING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SOLUBILITY;

IMPROVED OILFLOOD RECOVERY; MINIMUM MISCIBILITY PRESSURE; TERTIARY GAS INJECTION;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

EID: 0031210997     PISSN: 08859248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/35426-pa     Document Type: Article

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