Toe-to-heel waterflooding. Part II: 3D laboratory-test results

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 202-208

  Turta, Alex T ^a   Singhal, Ashok K ^a   Goldman, Jon ^a   Zhao, Litong ^a,b  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^b PETRO CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL WELLS; POROUS MATERIALS; WELL PERFORATION;

SWEEP EFFICIENCY; TOE-TO-HEEL WATERFLOODING; WATER/OIL MOBILITY RATIO;

WELL FLOODING;

BRINES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL WELLS; POROUS MATERIALS; WELL FLOODING; WELL PERFORATION;

ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLUID INJECTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR FLOODING;

EID: 33745616081     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/84077-pa     Document Type: Article

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