Moment-equation approach to single phase fluid flow in heterogeneous reservoirs

SPE Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 118-127

  Zhang, Dongxiao ^a,b   Winter, C L ^a,b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FUNCTIONS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MONTE CARLO METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

MOMENT DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS (MDE);

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 0032687453     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.2118/56842-pa     Document Type: Article

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