Measurements and simulation of inertial and high capillary number flow phenomena in gas-condensate relative permeability

SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Volumn , Issue B, 2000, Pages 179-191

  Mott, Robert ^a   Cable, Andrew ^a   Spearing, Mike ^a  

^a RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NATURAL GAS WELLS; POROSITY; SANDSTONE;

RELATIVE PERMEABILITY;

GAS CONDENSATES;

EID: 0034588905     PISSN: 08859248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/62932-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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