New Coreflood Interpretation Method for Relative Permeabilities Based on Direct Processing of In-Situ Saturation Data

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 1405-1415

  Goodfield, M ^a   Goodyear, S G ^a   Townsley, P H ^a  

^a RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CAPILLARITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAINAGE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE DROP; VISCOSITY;

CORE FLOODING; FRACTIONAL FLOW EQUATION;

OIL WELL FLOODING;

EID: 1142290711     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/71490-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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