Emulsion characteristics of high water-cut oil wells

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1999-September, Issue , 1998, Pages 405-414

  Janssen, P H ^a   Harris, C K ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Shell International Exploration and Production   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; DROPS; EFFLUENTS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; MIXTURES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PORE SIZE; SANDSTONE; CAPILLARY FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; WELL PRESSURE; WETTING;

DROPLET DIAMETERS; FUNCTION OF PRESSURE; HIGH WATER - CUT WELL; LABORATORY STUDIES; LASER DIFFRACTIONS; NEAR-WELLBORE REGION; OIL-WATER MIXTURE; PRODUCTION PARAMETERS;

OIL WELLS;

CAPILLARY NUMBER; CONCURRENT FLOW; LASER DIFFRACTION; OIL WATER MIXTURE; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0031636740     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/49077-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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