Mineralogical responses of siliciclastic carbonate-cemented reservoirs to steamflood enhanced oil recovery

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 491-507

  Keith, David C ^a   Harrison, Wendy J ^a   Wendlandt, Richard F ^a   Daniels, Eric J ^b  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID MECHANICS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MINERALOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WELL FLOODING;

ROCK FLUID INTERACTIONS; SILICICLASTIC CARBONATE CEMENTED RESERVOIRS; STEAMFLOOD ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; VAPOR PHASE SIMULATION;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

CARBONATE CEMENTATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MINERALOGY; OIL RECOVERY;

EID: 0032102193     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(97)00082-6     Document Type: Article

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