Homogeneous equivalents of naturally fractured porous media for miscible fluid displacements

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 145-157

  Cokuner, Gökhan ^a   Hyde, Thomas C ^b  

^a Scientific Software Intercomp   (Canada)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MODEL; MISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

DISPLACEMENT PREDICTION; FRACTURE; MISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT; POROUS MEDIUM;

DISPLACEMENT; FLUID; FRACTURES; POROUS MEDIA;

EID: 0032030373     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(97)00025-9     Document Type: Article

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