Analysis of Rising-Bubble Experiments to Determine Minimum Miscibility Pressures

SPE Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-25

  Zhou, Dengen ^a   Orr Jr , Franklin M ^b  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BRINES; BUBBLE FORMATION; DIFFUSION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAFFINS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SOLUBILITY; WELL PRESSURE;

ISO-OCTANE; ISOPROPANOL; MINIMUM SOLUBILITY PRESSURE; RISING BUBBLE;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 0032024796     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/30786-PA     Document Type: Article

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