Pore-scale modeling of wettability effects and their influence on oil recovery

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-36

  Dixit, Ashok B ^a   McDougall, Steven B ^b   Sorbie, Ken S ^d   Buckley, Jill S ^c  

^a Edinburgh Petroleum Services Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; NETWORK MODEL; RECOVERY TECHNIQUE; WATERFLOODING; WETTING;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR FLOODING; WETTING;

EID: 0032704444     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/54454-PA     Document Type: Article

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