Modelling of sand transport through wormholes

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 51-58

  Tremblay, B ^a  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY OF GASES; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

FIELD WORMHOLE GROWTH MODEL; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SAND TRANSPORT; WORMHOLES;

SAND;

EID: 18744393734     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/05-04-06     Document Type: Article

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