Segregated Flow is the Governing Mechanism of Disproportionate Permeability Reduction in Water and Gas Shutoff

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 1579-1592

  Stavland, A ^a   Nilsson, S ^a  

^a RF Rogaland Research   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; EMULSIFICATION; FLOW PATTERNS; GELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PORE SIZE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REDUCTION; WETTING;

DISPROPORTIONATE PERMEABILITY REDUCTION (DPR); WETTABILITIES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 1142266413     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/71510-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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