Optimizing Miscible Injectant (MI) Composition for Gas Injection Projects

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 2387-2395

  Lee, Sheng Tai ^a   Moulds, Tim P ^a   Narayanan, Ram ^a   Youngren, Gary ^b   Lin, C Y ^a   Wang, Yun ^a  

^a BP ^*

^b Improved Recovery Technologies

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOLUBILITY; VAPORIZATION;

MISCIBLE INJECTANTS (MI); VAPOR LIQUID SEPARATION;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

EID: 1142266363     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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