Experimental and simulation studies of SAGD process in fractured reservoirs

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 883-896

  Bagci, A S ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; HORIZONTAL WELLS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

BLACK OILS; HORIZONTAL INJECTION; RECTANGULAR-SHAPED BOX MODELS; WELL CONFIGURATIONS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 33745714064     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/99920-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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