Effect of Dispersion on Local Displacement Efficiency for Multicomponent Enriched-Gas Floods Above the MME

Proceedings of the International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition in China, IOGCEC

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 537-546

  Johns, R T ^a   Sah, P ^a   Solano, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DIFFUSION; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; VAPORIZATION; VISCOSITY;

GAS FLOODS; MULTICONTACT MISCIBLE (MCM) DISPLACEMENT;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 1242332885     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/64725-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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