Effect of nitrogen on the solubility and diffusivity of carbon dioxide into oil and oil recovery by the immiscible WAG process

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 24-31

  Nguyen, T A ^a,b   Farouq Ali, S M ^a,c,d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b SPE

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^f Birmingham University ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; IMPURITIES; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOLUBILITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

IMMISCIBLE OIL DISPLACEMENT; OIL RECOVERY;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 0031997363     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/98-02-02     Document Type: Article

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