Computing sand production under foamy oil flow in porous media via least-squares finite elements

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 42, Issue 7 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 592-601

  Liu, Y ^a   Wan, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Foamy oil flow; Hyperbolic equation; Lease squares FEM; Petroleum geomechanics; Sand production

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CRUDE PETROLEUM; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS;

FOAMY OIL FLOW; GAS BUBBLES; HYPERBOLIC EQUATION; SAND PRODUCTION;

SAND;

EID: 33644535431     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2005.11.009     Document Type: Article

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