Sensitivity Analysis on the Two-Phase Flow Properties in a Turbidite Reservoir

Proceedings of the SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 186-201

  Di Pierro, Esteban ^a   Stephen, Karl D ^a   McDougall, Steven R M ^a   Pickup, Gillian E ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY PRESSURE CURVES; FLOW SIMULATIONS;

AQUIFERS; DRAINAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; ROCKS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0346368637     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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