Experimental relationships between residual gas saturation and initial gas saturation in heterogeneous sandstone reservoirs

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 143-154

  Suzanne, K ^a   Hamon, G ^b   Billiotte, J ^a   Trocme V ^c  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b Total

^c GAZ DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; LIMESTONE; MICROPOROSITY; NATURAL GAS; OIL WELL FLOODING; ROCKS; SANDSTONE; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

MACROPOROSITY; WATER FLOODING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 1142277319     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84038-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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