Interwell tracer tests: Lessons learned from past field studies

2005 SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 211-219

  Du, Y ^a   Guan, L ^a  

^a SPE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERWELL TRACER TESTS; RESIDUAL OIL SATURATION;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

OIL WELLS;

EID: 32044470465     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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