Scaling laws in network models: Porous medium property prediction during morphological evolution

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 2-4, 2001, Pages 179-190

  Monteagudo, Jorge E P ^a   Rajagopal, Krishnaswamy ^a   Lage, Paulo L C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Formation damage; Network model; Percolation theory; Reservoir simulation; Scaling laws

Indexed keywords

OIL FLOW SIMULATORS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); POROUS MATERIALS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

FORMATION DAMAGE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; OIL HYDRAULICS; PERCOLATION; POROUS MEDIUM; SCALING;

EID: 0035846494     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(01)00160-7     Document Type: Article

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