Analytical solutions for compositional three-phase four-component displacements

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages 2949-2956

  LaForce, T ^a   Jessen, K ^a   Orr Jr , F M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE-DIFFERENCE SIMULATIONS; HYDROCARBON RECOVERY; METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS (MOC);

CARBON DIOXIDE; DISPERSIONS; HYDROCARBONS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); POROUS MATERIALS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 33750987326     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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