Time-Dependent Shape Factors for Secondary Recovery in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 947-958

  Penuela, G ^a   Hughes, R G ^a   Civan, F ^a   Wiggins, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY OF LIQUIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROCARBONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

PRESSURE GRADIENTS; TWO-PHASE SHAPE FACTOR;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

EID: 1642517017     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/75234-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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