The role of osmotic effects in fluid flow through shales

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 25-35

  Lomba, Rosana F T ^b   Chenevert, M E ^a   Sharma, Mukul M ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemical potentials; Hydraulic potentials; Osmotic; Shales

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL GRADIENTS; HYDRAULIC PRESSURE PROPAGATION; OSMOTIC DRILLING FLUID PRESSURES; TRANSIENT FLUX MODELS; WELLBORE;

HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OSMOSIS; PRESSURE; SHALE;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

DRILLING; FLUID FLOW; OSMOSIS; SHALE;

DRILLING; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OSMOSIS; SHALE;

EID: 0034021139     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(99)00029-7     Document Type: Article

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