Experimental and numerical investigation of high temperature imbibition into preferential oil-wet chalk

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 100-112

  Hognesen E J ^a   Standnes, D C ^b   Austad, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chalk; High temperature imbibition; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

HIGH TEMPERATURE IMBIBITION; OIL PRODUCTION RATE; OIL-WET CHALK; PREFERENTIAL OIL-WET CHALK; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENHANCED RECOVERY; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

OIL FIELDS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENHANCED RECOVERY; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL FIELDS;

CHALK; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IMBIBITION; OIL FIELD; POROUS MEDIUM; SEAWATER; SIMULATION; WATER; WETTABILITY;

EID: 33746536248     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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