Modeling of wormhole growth in cold production

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 197-214

  Tremblay, B ^a   Oldakowski, K ^a  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold production; Heavy oil; Sand production; Solution gas drive; Tensile failure; Wormhole growth

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SAND;

COLD PRODUCTION;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; POROSITY; SAND PRODUCTION; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0042312523     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024017622009     Document Type: Article

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