An experimental and numerical study of polymer action on relative permeability and capillary pressure

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-206

  Barreau, P ^a   Lasseux, D ^a   Bertin, H ^a   Glenat Ph ^b   Zaitoun, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b TOTAL   (France)

^c IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Boundary element (math); Capillary pressure; Polymer waterflooding; Porous media; Relative permeability

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; OIL PRODUCTION; RESERVOIR FLOODING; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0032781540     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/petgeo.5.2.201     Document Type: Article

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