Compositional Simulation of WAG Processes for a Viscous Oil

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 441-451

  Li, Dacun ^a   Kumar, Kamlesh ^a   Mohanty, Kishore K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL FLOODING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY;

OIL LAYER FLOW; WATER ALTERNATING GAS (WAG) FLOODS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 1142265275     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84074-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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