Simulation of Dynamic Foam-Acid Diversion Processes

SPE - European Formation Damage Control Conference, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 49-66

  Cheng, L ^a   Kam, S I ^a   Delshad, M ^a   Rossen, W R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL FLOODING; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

PETROPHYSICS; PRESSURE GRADIENTS;

NATURAL GAS;

EID: 1842590521     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/68916-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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