Visualization experiments on immiscible gas and water injection by using 2D-fractured glass micromodels

SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, MEOS, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 907-915

  Shariatpanahi, S F ^a   Dastyari, A ^a   Bashukooh, B ^a   Haghighi, M ^a   Sahimi, M ^b   Ayatollahi, S S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE ORIENTATIONS; FREE-GRAVITY DRAINAGE RATE; IMMISCIBLE GAS INJECTION; VISCOUS FINGERING;

CAPILLARY FLOW; ENHANCED RECOVERY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROUS MATERIALS; WATER INJECTION;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

EID: 22244452388     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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