On vertical diffusion of gases in a horizontal reservoir

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-156

  Patzek, T W ^a,b   Silin, D B ^b   Benson, S M ^b   Barenblatt, G I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Approximate solution; Connate water; Diffusion; Ideal gas; Reservoir; Retardation; Self similar solution

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; GASES; SOLUTIONS;

VERTICAL DIFFUSION;

POROUS MATERIALS;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFUSION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; RESERVOIR;

EID: 0037408639     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021957416536     Document Type: Article

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