Gas and oil production from waterflood residual oil: Effects of wettability and oil spreading characteristics

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 297-308

  Grattoni, Carlos A ^a   Dawe, Richard A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Depressurisation; Gas production; Residual oil; Waterflooded; Wettability

Indexed keywords

GLASS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS; WETTING;

RESIDUAL OIL;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

DEPRESSURIZATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; WATERFLOODING; WETTING;

EID: 0042341511     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(03)00070-6     Document Type: Article

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