Effect of GOR, temperature, and initial water saturation on solution-gas drive in heavy-oil reservoirs

SPE Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 34-43

  Tang, Guo Qing ^a,c   Firoozabadi, Abbas ^a,b  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b RESERVOIR ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE; THERMAL EFFECTS; VISCOSITY; WATER;

GAS BUBBLE DENSITY; GAS OIL RATIO; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIR; INITIAL WATER SATURATION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 17744380447     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/71499-PA     Document Type: Article

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