Effect of fractal permeability correlations on waterflooding performance in carbonate reservoirs

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 223-238

  Babadagli, T ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fractal; Heterogeneous reservoirs; Performance estimation; Porosity and permeability distribution; Waterflooding

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE RESERVOIRS;

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; CARBONATES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; ESTIMATION; FRACTALS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; RESERVOIR FLOODING; WATERFLOODING;

EID: 0033215944     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(99)00023-6     Document Type: Article

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