Effects of phase behavior, dispersion and gridding on sweep patterns for nearly miscible gas displacement

SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Volumn , Issue B, 2000, Pages 265-279

  Haajizadeh, M ^a   Fayers, F J ^a   Cockin, A P ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSIONS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; SOLUBILITY; VISCOSITY OF GASES;

GRIDDING;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 0034588922     PISSN: 08859248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/62995-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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