Improving injector efficiency using streamline simulation: A case study of waterflooding in Saudi Arabia

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-11

  Ghori, S G ^a   Jilani, S Z ^b   Vohra, I R ^c   Lin, C ^c  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^c SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE RESERVOIR; INJECTION PATTERN; OPTIMIZATION PHASE; RATE ALLOCATION FACTORS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

WELL FLOODING;

EID: 33745728515     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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