Wellman Unit CO2 flood: Reservoir pressure reduction and flooding the water/oil transition zone

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1999-September, Issue , 1998, Pages 39-50

  Schechter, David S ^a   Grigg, Reid ^a   Guo, Boyun ^a   Schneider, Barry ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Wiser Oil Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EFFICIENCY; FLOODS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; PROVEN RESERVES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; ENHANCED RECOVERY; OIL WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; POROSITY; SOLUBILITY; UNIT OPERATIONS (OIL WELLS); WELL PERFORATION;

DISPLACEMENT EFFICIENCY; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; FLOOD OPTIMIZATION; INJECTION PRESSURES; OPERATING EXPENSE; PERFORMANCE REVIEWS; RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE; RESERVOIR PRESSURES;

OIL WELL FLOODING; WELL FLOODING;

RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE; RESERVOIR PRESSURE REDUCTION; WATER OIL CONTACT; WELLMAN UNIT;

EID: 0031620380     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/48948-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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