Producer/injector ratio: The key to understanding pattern flow performance and optimizing waterflood design

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 317-327

  Hansen, Chris E ^a   Fanchi, John R ^b  

^a Formerly TGS Presently EOG Resources   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW CONTROL; FLOW PATTERNS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); ROCKS; SKIN EFFECT; TWO PHASE FLOW;

INJECTOR RATIOS; PATTERN SELECTION; WATERFLOOD DESIGN;

WELL FLOODING;

FLOW PATTERN; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RECOVERY TECHNIQUE; WATERFLOODING; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

FLOW PATTERN; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RECOVERY METHOD; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0344099073     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/86574-PA     Document Type: Article

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