Experimental investigation of miscible and immiscible Water-Alternating-Gas (WAG) process performance

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-20

  Kulkarni, Madhav M ^a   Rao, Dandina N ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brine composition; CO2; Gas injection; Miscibility; MMP; Mobility control; Tertiary gas injection; WAG; Waterflood

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS GAS INJECTION (CGI); HEAVY OIL FIELDS; N-DECANE; WATER-ALTERNATING-GAS (WAG);

BRINES; GASES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL FLOODING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUBILITY;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

GAS INJECTION; WATERFLOODING;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY;

EID: 21644473044     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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