Optimal Injection Strategies for Foam IOR

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 542-560

  Shan, D ^a,b   Rossen, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CAPILLARITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRUDE PETROLEUM; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FOAMS; GRAVITATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NITROGEN; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

HOMOGENEOUS RESERVOIRS; INJECTION PRESSURE;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 1642517094     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/75180-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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