A Model for Foam Generation in Homogeneous Media

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 3137-3150

  Kam, S I ^a,b   Rossen, W R ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; AQUIFERS; FLOW CONTROL; FOAMS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STEADY FLOW;

FLOW RATES; FOAM GENERATION; PRESSURE GRADIENTS;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 1142278691     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/77698-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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