A mechanistic modeling and experimental study of solution gas drive

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-265

  Arora, P ^a   Kovscek, A R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble growth; Heavy oil; Nucleation; Population balance; Solution gas drive

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUCLEATION; POROUS MATERIALS; SUPERSATURATION; THERMODYNAMICS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

SOLUTION GAS DRIVE;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

BUBBLE GROWTH; GAS DRIVE; HEAVY OIL;

EID: 0037409214     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022353925107     Document Type: Article

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