Effects of connate water on immiscible displacement processes in porous media

Powder Technology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 209-217

  Thibodeau, Leigh ^a   Guo, Tianle ^a   Neale, Graham H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Buoyancy forces; Connate water; Porous media; Viscous fingering

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLUBILITY; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; WATER;

CONNATE WATER; OIL RECOVERY; VISCOUS FINGERING;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

OIL; WATER;

DISPERSION; MISCIBILITY; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; DISPERSION; FLOW RATE; FORCE; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PROCESS CONTROL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0343487751     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-5910(97)03272-5     Document Type: Article

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