The impact of gas injection on the oil recovery of a giant naturally fractured carbonate reservoir

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 22-26

  Badakhshan, A ^a   Golshan, H ^a   Musavi Nezhad, H R ^b   Sobbi, F A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b University of Petroleum Industry   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); INJECTION (OIL WELLS); POROUS MATERIALS; WELL PRESSURE;

GAS CAP INJECTION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0032291133     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/98-12-01     Document Type: Article

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