Effect of trapped gas on relative permeability and residual oil saturation in an oil-wet sandstone

SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Volumn , Issue B, 2000, Pages 291-306

  Kralik, J G ^a   Manak, L J ^a   Jerauld, G R ^a   Spence, A P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAINAGE; GASES; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SOLUBILITY; WELL FLOODING;

OIL SATURATION; TRAPPED GASES;

SANDSTONE;

EID: 0034589610     PISSN: 08859248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/62997-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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