Permeability modeling for the SAGD process using minimodels

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages 3925-3937

  McLennan, J A ^a   Deutsch, C V ^a   Garner, D ^b   Wheeler, T J ^b   Richy, J F ^c   Mus, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ConocoPhillips Canada Ltd ^*  (Canada)

^c Total ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW PERFORMANCE; FLOW SIMULATION; GRID BLOCK SCALE; PERMEABILITY MODELING;

FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 33750972300     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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