Applicability of the forchheimer equation for non-Darcy flow in porous media

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages 2812-2825

  Huang, H ^a   Ayoub, J ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELLS; POROUS MATERIALS;

FLOW RATES; FORCHHEIMER EQUATION; PROPPANT PACKS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 33750987921     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/102715-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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