Pore-Level Network Modeling of Three-Phase Capillary Pressure and Relative Permeability Curves

SPE Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 238-247

  Mani, Vanita ^a   Mohanty, K K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROSITY; WELL PRESSURE;

DARCY'S LAW; PORE-LEVEL NETWORK MODELS; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; THREE-PHASE CAPILLARY PRESSURE;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 0032163345     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/50942-pa     Document Type: Article

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