An inverse solution methodology for estimating the diffusion coefficient of gases in Athabasca bitumen from pressure-decay data

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 189-202

  Sheikha, Hussain ^a   Mehrotra, Anil K ^a   Pooladi Darvish, Mehran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffusion coefficient; Gas bitumen mixtures; Interface boundary condition; Inverse solution; Mass transfer; Mathematical modeling; Pressure decay data

Indexed keywords

GAS-BITUMEN MIXTURES; INTERFACE BOUNDARY CONDITION; INVERSE SOLUTION; PRESSURE-DECAY DATA;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFUSION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VISCOSITY;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFUSION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VISCOSITY;

BITUMEN; BOUNDARY CONDITION; DIFFUSION; GAS; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 33747837129     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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