Upscaling relative permeabilities in a structured porous medium

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 493-506

  Gasda, S E ^a   Celia, M A ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Abandoned well leakage; Relative permeability function; Structured heterogeneity; Two phase flow; Upscaling; Waste disposal

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS; WASTES;

ABANDONED WELLS; LIQUID WASTES; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY FUNCTIONS; UNIFORM ROCK MATRIX;

POROUS MATERIALS;

LEAKAGE; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; TWO-PHASE FLOW; WASTE DISPOSAL;

LEAKAGE; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; TWO PHASE FLOW; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 14844343995     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2004.11.009     Document Type: Article

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