Effect of oil saturation on foam propagation in Snorre reservoir core

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 189-200

  Mannhardt, Karin ^a   Svorstøl, Idar ^b  

^a Petroleum Recovery Institute   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Enhanced oil recovery; Gas injection; Laboratory studies; Porous materials

Indexed keywords

FOAM FLOODS;

ENHANCED RECOVERY; FOAMS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); METHANE; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RESIDUAL FUELS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

FOAM INJECTION; OIL; PROPAGATION RATE; RECOVERY TECHNIQUE; SATURATION;

FOAM; OIL WELL; RECOVERY METHOD; SATURATION; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0033215916     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(99)00016-9     Document Type: Article

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