Visualization of gravity drainage in a fractured system during gas injection using glass micromodel

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

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1253-1260

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DRAINAGE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROUS MATERIALS;

FRACTURED SYSTEMS; GAS INJECTION; GLASS MICROMODELS; GRAVITY DRAINAGE;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

EID: 22244490403     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/93673-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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