A Capillary Pressure Model for Geothermal Reservoirs

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 101-106

  Li, Kewen ^a   Horne, Roland N ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mathematical models; Steady state flow in porous media; Steam water capillary pressure

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; ROCKS; STEADY FLOW;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

EID: 0242577601     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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