Pressure distribution in a reservoir affected by capillarity and hydrodynamic drive: Griffin Field, North West Shelf, Australia

Geofluids

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 221-235

  Underschultz, Jim ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Capillarity; Griffin; Hydrodynamic; Reservoir pressure

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR;

EID: 22744435810     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-8123.2005.00112.x     Document Type: Article

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