Modeling multiphase flow in naturally fractured vuggy petroleum reservoirs

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages 1794-1803

  Kang, Z ^a   Wu, Y S ^b   Li, J ^a   Wu, Y ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Wang, G ^a  

^a SINOPEC   (China)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); GEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROSITY; ROCKS;

MICROFRACTURES; MULTICONTINUUM CONCEPTUAL MODEL; ROCK MATRIX; VUGGY PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 33751007845     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/102356-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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