The effect of heterogeneity on in-situ combustion: Propagation of combustion fronts in layered porous media

SPE Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 394-404

  Akkutlu, I Yucel ^a   Yorisos, Yannis C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b University of Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; FILTRATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT LOSSES; IN SITU COMBUSTION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL FIELDS; OXIDATION; POROUS MATERIALS; SHALE;

RESERVOIR HETEROGENEITY; SOLID FUEL; SWEEP EFFICIENCY;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 31144479117     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/75128-PA     Document Type: Article

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