Simulating Cold Heavy Oil Production With Sand by Reservoir-Wormhole Model

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 39-44

  Wang, Yarlong ^a   Chen, Carl Z ^a  

^a Petro Geotech Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOPLASTICITY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; POROSITY; RESINS; SAND; SEEPAGE; SLURRIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY;

FLOW RATE; PRESSURE GRADIENTS; RESERVOIR PRESSURE; WORMHOLE PROPAGATION;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 2342511062     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/04-04-03     Document Type: Review

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