A new model to calculate three-phase relative permeabilities: Application and validation for a sandstone

Revue de l'Institut Francais du Petrole

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 395-408

  Moulu, J C ^a   Vizika, O ^a   Kalaydjian, F ^a   Duquerroix, J P ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THREE PHASE FLOW; WETTABILITY;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SANDSTONE; WETTING;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

MATHEMATICAL MODELING; OIL FIELD; SANDSTONE; THREE-PHASE FLOW;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; SANDSTONE; THREE PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0032128668     PISSN: 00202274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst:1998034     Document Type: Article

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