Impact of viscous fingering on the prediction of optimum WAG ratio

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 598-609

  Juanes, R ^a   Blunt, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b SPE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; SOLVENTS; THERMAL OIL RECOVERY;

MOBILITY RATIO; STALKUP'S METHODS; VISCOUS FINGERING; WAG RATIO;

WELL FLOODING;

EID: 33745685784     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/99721-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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