Proposed screening criteria for gas injection evaluation

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 14-20

  Thomas, Brent ^a  

^a Hycal Energy Research Laboratories Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED RECOVERY; GRAVITATION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; SURFACE TENSION;

GAS INJECTION; MOBILITY EFFECTS; PHASE BEHAVIOUR; WETTABILITY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 0032205707     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/98-11-DA     Document Type: Review

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