Experimental Investigation of Foamy Oil Flow Using a High Pressure Etched Glass Micromodel

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 91-100

  Bora, Rupam ^a   Chakma, Amit ^a   Maini, Brij B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPRESSIBILITY; CRUDE PETROLEUM; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HIGH PRESSURE ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONITORING; NUCLEATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PORE SIZE; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

DEPLETION RATES; GAS MOBILITY; OIL RECOVERY;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 1142265309     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84033-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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