Development and application of a new technique for upscaling miscible processes

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-195

  Hui, Mun Hong ^a   Zhou, Dengen ^b   Wen, Xian Huan ^c   Durlofsky, Louis J ^a,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ChevronTexaco China Energy Technology Co   (China)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID MECHANICS; GASES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

3D SIMULATION; EFFECTIVE FLUX BOUNDARY CONDITIONS (EFBC); MISCIBLE GAS INJECTION; UPSCALING MISCIBLE PROCESSES;

SOLUBILITY;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR;

EID: 21444459125     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/89435-pa     Document Type: Article

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