Experimental investigation of miscible secondary gas injection

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 2119-2126

  Kulkarni, M M ^a   Rao, D N ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS DYNAMICS; GASES; NATURAL GAS CONDITIONING; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; SOLUBILITY;

CONTINUOUS GAS INJECTIONS (CGI); GAS INJECTION; WATER ALTERNATING GAS (WAG); WATER SHIELDING EFFECT;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

EID: 33644813984     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/95975-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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